The Australian actress Rose Byrne, seen most recently on the big screen in Get Him to the Greek, is in final negotiations to play a key role in Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men reboot, X-Men First Class.  The movie, which chronicles the early years of the X-Men team, is set to begin shooting in London later this month.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Byrne, who also plays Ellen Parsons in the U.S. television series Damages, is up for the role of Moira MacTaggert, an expert on genetic mutation and the love interest of Charles Xavier, who is being played by James McAvoy.