X-Men First Class Character Details

Here some character details from this months Empire magazine.

On Caleb landry Jones as Banshee/Sean Cassidy..

An Irishman with a sonic scream in the comics, Jones' Cassidy is a young American here, the big lungs remain intact" 

 

Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique..

Magneto's future accomplice starts off as Charles' BFF, shapeshifting into human form. "This is before her Rebecca Romijn mutant and proud days" laughs Lawrence

Rose Byrne as Dr Moira MacTaggert..

The only human in the group, Moira is the team's link with the CIA. "I love the idea of it being in the 60s" says Byrne. "It gives it a twinkle in the eye" 

Nicholas Hoult as Beast/Hank McCoy..

The team's resident boffin, before his mutation later in the film as the big, blue bouncing Beast."He's very urbane and witty" says Hoult 

James McAvoy as Charles Xavier..

"He's not a monk" says McAvoy, "He enjoys a drink, he's a pest! But you start to see his ego break down"
Interesting. I'm starting to worry about McAvoy as Prof. X, though...