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| The Cesar-winning star of Intouchables (aka Untouchable), Omar Sy, will become the latest French actor to venture into Hollywood after signing on for an unspecified role in the latest X-Men film. | The Cesar-winning star of Intouchables (aka Untouchable), Omar Sy, will become the latest French actor to venture into Hollywood after signing on for an unspecified role in the latest X-Men film. |
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| Sy, who portrayed a young man from the wrong side of the tracks who unexpectedly finds himself caring for a disabled rich man in the highest grossing non-English language film of all time, joins a high-profile cast for Bryan Singer's return to the superhero franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past. "Thrilled to welcome the brilliant #OmarSy from the amazing film #TheIntouchables to the cast of #Xmen #DaysofFuturePast!" Singer tweeted. | Sy, who portrayed a young man from the wrong side of the tracks who unexpectedly finds himself caring for a disabled rich man in the highest grossing non-English language film of all time, joins a high-profile cast for Bryan Singer's return to the superhero franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past. "Thrilled to welcome the brilliant #OmarSy from the amazing film #TheIntouchables to the cast of #Xmen #DaysofFuturePast!" Singer tweeted. |
| The new X-Men movie, based on a 1981 comic book, incorporates elements of time travel and will feature original cast members from both earlier X-Men films and the recent 1960s-set prequel X-Men: First Class. The packed roster will see the return of Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy and Nicholas Hoult from the latter movie as well as Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page and Shawn Ashmore from the earlier trilogy that ran from 2000 to 2006. Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage will make his series debut as the main villain. | The new X-Men movie, based on a 1981 comic book, incorporates elements of time travel and will feature original cast members from both earlier X-Men films and the recent 1960s-set prequel X-Men: First Class. The packed roster will see the return of Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy and Nicholas Hoult from the latter movie as well as Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page and Shawn Ashmore from the earlier trilogy that ran from 2000 to 2006. Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage will make his series debut as the main villain. |
| Based on the Marvel run The Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past, Singer's film will see the original cast of the superhero series as older versions of their characters in a dystopian future, where mutants are hunted down and placed in internment camps. The only chance of averting disaster is for the younger versions of the superhero ensemble to change history in their own timeline in order to avoid the catastrophic events of the future. | Based on the Marvel run The Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past, Singer's film will see the original cast of the superhero series as older versions of their characters in a dystopian future, where mutants are hunted down and placed in internment camps. The only chance of averting disaster is for the younger versions of the superhero ensemble to change history in their own timeline in order to avoid the catastrophic events of the future. |
| Sy won last year's Cesar for best actor for his turn in 2011's Intouchables, ahead of The Artist's Jean Dujardin, and it was recently announced that the long-rumoured US remake of the film would go ahead – most likely without Sy. | Sy won last year's Cesar for best actor for his turn in 2011's Intouchables, ahead of The Artist's Jean Dujardin, and it was recently announced that the long-rumoured US remake of the film would go ahead – most likely without Sy. |
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