Omar Sy as Bishop In X-Men: Days of Future Past

I have got to admit, I did not even know who Omar Sy was up until a few weeks ago. When pictures of him as Bishop from X-Men: Days of Future Past surfaced I still did not know who he was and I am sure many American movie-goers do not know him either.

It was not until I saw a French film on Netflix, The Intouchables  that I was introduced to this actor. In this movie (based on a true story) Omar Sy's character is an ex-con that forms an unbreakable relationship with a wealthy paraplegic man when hired as his caregiver.

I know this role is completely different from what he will be playing in the upcoming X-Men movie, but as an actor he demonstrated a wide variety of range and emotion. It was a great overall performance.I am now even more excited for this film than I was before and you should be too.

Usually we are turned off when there is an actor that we have never heard of playing a role in a movie that we are really pumped for. For anyone with any doubts, I promise you that Sy will do a great job in this role (don't let me down, Omar!).

Now on to Bishop. When I was first introduced to Bishop it was in the X-Men animated series. I am talking about the BEST X-Men animated series out there...the 90's version. He was a big brawny guy...with a mullet (I guess the 90's had an influence on him too despite him being from the future).

He often clashed with Wolverine and was not afraid to speak his mind against him. Anyone who is man enough to go toe to toe with Wolverine is a bad ass in my book. So far, Omar Sy fits the mold. For starters he is 6'4, he was styled with some dreads and aside from the physical he has great on-screen presence and can certainly pull off the bad ass attitude (as seen in the Intouchables).

Without giving too much away, Bishop should play a large role in Days of Future Past. With a great cast to go along with him and a great story this calls for a great Marvel movie. Let's just hope this is half as good as X-Men First Class.

So what do you guys think about Bishop or the upcoming X-Men film. Let us know in the comments section!