The magazines have confirmed what they have been reporting for days: Ryan Reynolds, Lynn Collins and Danny Huston have joined the cast of Wolverine … but wait, there is another. Hip hop superstar will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas has also joined the cast, and will be playing John Wraith - aka Kestrel.

According to Wiki, Kestrel was part of Team X along with Wolverine, Sabretooth, Maverick, Mastodon, and Silver Fox. He was a powerful teleporter, capable of getting the team out of sticky situations after their job was finished.  

Kestrel had a penchant for explosives, arming himself with shaped charges. He made a habit of keeping his skill a secret from his compatriots as well as his foes, using it only sparingly and if no one was looking directly at him — unless it was absolutely vital.

Like the other members of Team X, Kestrel was given an artificial age suppressant so he was likely much older than he looked. His time as a secret agent and a member of the Weapon X program left John somewhat paranoid. His house was a veritable death trap, as was the yard around it - Kestrel trusted no one.

Kestrel came into the Team X comics with a memorable introductory scene. As an apparently harmless older gentleman sitting on a New York subway, Kestrel was accosted by several members of a teen gang, who threatened him. Apparently without moving, Kestrel thew something which bounces off of the chest of the gang leader.

When the leader asked “What was that?” Kestrel replied, “That was a copper-jacketed .45 ACP hot-load with a depleted uranium core swimming in mercury. It leaves an exit wound the size of a deep-dish chicken pot pie, and the next one will be considerably faster.” He was thereafter undisturbed.

I see you will.i.am - playing a modestly bad ass teleporting mutant! Way to rep hip-hop!

Source:
The Movie Reporter