The Blob returns for X-Men: Apocalypse

Bryan Singer is hard at work crafting the closing chapter of the mutant trilogy that began with First Class. For X-Men: Apocalypse the vast assembly of characters continues to grow in size with fan favorite The Blob now apparently added to its expansive roster. The tubby mutant, AKA Fred J. Dukes, previously appeared onscreen in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, as played by Kevin Durant.

Benjamin Malartre Bureau, an Instagram user, posted the info along with an image celebrating his four-day visit to the film's Montreal set:

Back from the #footage of #akkaba #xmenapocalypse at #montreal #mtl #canada #quebec 4 crazy days with #benhardy #JenniferLawrence #cody aka #nightcrawler and #thebeast #beast with also #blob too man I will remember those days for the rest of my life !!! Thanks #melsstudios. Folks be rdy for May 26 2016 :P #marvel
A photo posted by @benofk_funko on Aug 14, 2015 at 8:58am PDT

He goes on to comment that the character is played by an unnamed 540-pound local, presumably nixing the idea of a CGI-rendered version as was the case in the Wolvie spinoff. The Origins version of The Blob also dropped most of his comic book abilities, instead portraying him simply as a glutton. What Singer has in store for him remains to be seen - and it may be just as a cameo.

Co-starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Tye Sheridan and Rose Byrne, X-Men: Apocalypse opens on May 27, 2016.

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Gem Seddon is a freelance writer working to keep all of you updated on all of the latest and greatest movies and shows on streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime. Outside of entertainment journalism, Gem can frequently be found writing about the alternative health and wellness industry, and obsessing over all things Aliens and Terminator on Twitter.