In 2010, Walker was cast as Hank McCoy/Beast in X-Men: First Class, but dropped out of the role to star in the Broadway musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. It was announced in January 2011 that Walker would star as Abraham Lincoln in the film adaptation of Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. The film was released in June 2012.
In 2010, Walker played Hank McCoy/Beast in X-Men: First Class but then switched to Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson on Broadway. In January 2011, it was announced that Walker would portray Abraham Lincoln in the film adaptation of Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. The movie was released in June 2012.