CALEB LANDRY JONES AND NICHOLAS HOULT FOR X-MEN

Written by . Published: July 09 2010

Caleb Landry Jones has joined British actor Nicholas Hoult among the cast members of the upcoming X-Men prequel, First Class.

The 20-year-old Texan, who has had bit parts in No Country For Old Men and The Longshots, will play Sean Cassidy/Banshee in the new X-Men film.

A Single Man star Nicholas Hoult will play Beast - the role Kelsey Grammer portrayed onscreen in X-Men: The Last Stand.

James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender will lead the cast as Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr, respectively.

The film chronicles how the former friends became mortal enemies Professor X and Magneto.