French Actor Omar Sy Cast in Singer’s ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’

Those who have seen 2012 favorite The Intouchables already know – this guy is awesome. Late last night on a Saturday evening, X-Men: Days of Future Past director Bryan Singer once again took to his twitter to announce another cast member of the new X-Men sequel. Singer wrote that he’s “thrilled to welcome the brilliant #OmarSy from the amazing film #TheIntouchables to the cast of #Xmen #DaysofFuturePast!” Omar Sy is the award-winning French actor from The Intouchables, Micmacs and Mood Indigo coming up, and he’s the latest to join Days of Future Past with just about every other superhero returning. A few weeks ago we also reported that Peter Dinklage is another new actor joining the X-Men cast, playing the villain. Ever since charming audiences worldwide in The Intouchables, which first hit French theaters in 2011, Omar has been lining up a few major Hollywood roles. We reported that he’s likely to star alongside Bradley Cooper in Chef, and he’s also …