Singer Welcomes Omar Sy To "Days of Future Past"

Director Bryan Singer has announced via Twitter that French actor Omar Sy has joined the cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past in an as yet undiclosed role.

"Thrilled to welcome the brilliant #OmarSy from the amazing film #TheIntouchables, to the cast of #Xmen #DaysofFuturePast!"

The entire X-Men: First Class cast is set to reprise their roles, including James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), and Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), Rose Byrne (Moira MacTaggert), and Nicholas Hoult (Beast).

The original trilogy stars Sir Ian McKellen Sir Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman are already poised to return again as well. Anna Paquin (Rogue), Ellen Page (Kitty Pride) and Shawn Ashmore (Iceman) While it was hoped that Halle Berry (Storm) and James Marsden (Cyclops) would be back.

Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage has a key role in the film.

Singer penned the treatment and produced 'First Class' which was directed by Matthew Vaughn. Now, their roles will be completely reversed for this sequel with Singer helming the film while Vaughn wrote the treatment and will produce with Lauren Shuler Donner and writer Simon Kinberg.

The sequel is based on a -2 issue story arc in the 'X-Men' comics published in 1981. Kinberg (Sherlock Holmes) is on board to pen the screenplay which will include New Mutants. Magneto and his relationship with Charles X. Xavier will be front and center as well.

Scheduled to begin shooting in April, "X-Men: Days Of Future Past" hits screens July 18th 2014