According to a report on Justjared.com, Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am has signed on to play the role of Kestrel in the new "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" movie.

The character Kestrel AKA John Wraith is part of Team X along with Wolverine, Sabretooth, Maverick, Mastodon, and Silver Fox. Kestrel is said to trust no one and is a powerful teleporter capable of getting his team out of sticky situations.

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" is set seventeen years before the original "X-Men" film and focuses on Wolverine's violent past.

The film is expected to be released May 1, 2009.