Oliver Platt Joins 'X-Men: First Class' Flick

Deadline.com reports that stage and screen vet Oliver Platt is the latest star to join the newest X-Men film, X-Men: First Class. He will be appearing alongside a growing list of stars including Kevin Bacon, who will play a villain who fights Charles Xavier, played by James McAvoy and Magneto, played by Michael Fassbender.

The film is a prequel to the previous 'X-Men' films and begins filming in London this fall. It is set when characters Professor Charles Xavier and Erik Lenshaar/Magneto are in their late teens and early twenties. Alive Eve co-stars in addition to Nicholas Hoult, who assumes the role of Beast orginally offered to BLOODY, BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON's Benjamin Walker (who instead will lead the cast of JACKSON to the Bernard Jacobs Theatre on Broadway beginning September 29, 2010).

Oliver Platt was most recently seen on Broadway in GUYS & DOLLS opposite Lauren Graham and directed by Des McAnuff. He received a Tony nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in Conor McPherson's SHINING CITY. Additional theatre credits include the Lincoln Center production of Ubu; Jules Feiffer's Elliot Loves, directed by Mike Nichols; and his acclaimed performance as Sir Toby Belch in Brian Kulick's Twelfth Night. His film credits include Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon as Bob Zelnick; the Harold Ramis comedy The Year One opposite Jack Black and Michael Cera; Nicole Holofcener's untitled film opposite Catherine Keener; and the upcoming Roland Emmerich's epic 2012 opposite John Cusack, Thandie Newton and Amanda Peet. He received Golden Globe and back-to-back Emmy nominations for his portrayal of Russell Tupper in Showtime's Huff as well as an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal as White House Counsel Oliver Babish on The West Wing. This year he was nominated again for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his recurring role on Nip/Tuck playing the flamboyant TV producer Freddy Prune.