Oliver Platt

IN THE ongoing Q&A sessions with the cast and crew of X-Men: First Class, released on June 2, we have now heard some interesting details from Oliver Platt and Rose Byrne. Platt plays a character known only as Man in Black, which fans had believed to be a reference to the mysterious government agents of popular culture who also featured in The X-Files and who inspired the hit film franchise starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. Platt confirmed details of his role while answering...Read Full Story

Since initial filming is only a few days away, it's time to go into over drive casting-wise with "X-Men: First Class". That's why you shouldn't be so surprised that we're flooding you with a lot of casting news. Although, I do admit, three pieces of X-Men news within the past 24 hours does feel like overkill. Well, this bit of news involves a fine actor in a role of a non-mutant that doesn't exist in the X-Men universe.Actor Oliver Platt is joining the Matthew Vaughn film, taking on the role...Read Full Story

CASTING news for Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class is hitting us thick and fast. Following reports of Jason Flemyng and Rose Byrne joining the cast comes word from Deadline that Oliver Platt has signed on as a non-mutant character described somewhat cryptically as The Man in Black. Fans are trying to guess who that might actually be. Platt played White House chief of staff Carl Anheuser in Roland Emmerich's disaster movie 2012 and was also in Frost/Nixon. Meanwhile, Vaughn was asked...Read Full Story

Rose Byrne and Oliver Platt are the latest participants in the X-Men: First Class Facebook Page X-Pert Questions. X-Men fans get the behind the scenes scoop on X-Men: First Class from the filmmakers and cast of the film by checking out the X-Perts tab on the official Facebook page. Check it out now: http://www.facebook.com/xmenmovies?sk=app_147204825340005 Until June 1st, fans can submit their questions to the cast and filmmakers of X-Men: First Class via Twitter and Facebook, and each...Read Full Story

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 at 8:29 am , filed under News by Nelson The cast selection for the movie ‘X-Men: First Class’ is going very quickly and the new cast member has been added in the cast list. Oliver Platt agreed to be in the cast list and he will play the character named Man in Black. Rose Byrne has also joined ‘X-Men: First Class’ team. Earlier, she was in the negotiations to play the role Dr. Moira MacTaggert. Jason Flemyng also agreed to play the character ‘Azazel...Read Full Story