Whether they wanted to accept the mission or not, replacements have been made to the cast of: Nicholas Hoult is out and Esai Morales is in as the film's villain, ET can confirm.According to Deadline, the replacement is a scheduling «conflict with another commitment» that Hoult has, following 's production shutdown in February amid the ongoing global pandemic.
When production resumes, Morales will step into his role.ET spoke with Hoult earlier this month but he gave no indication that he was stepping back from his duties. "[We're] just kind of hanging out waiting," he said of when shooting would start up again, but added how much he loved doing fight training and stunt work for the film.«It's a franchise that I've loved since I was a kid,»