This morning, French actor Omar Sy, who won France’s Cesar Award for his performance in the mega-hit The Intouchables and appears as Bishop in Bryan Singer’s upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past, announced on Twitter (both in French and English) that he’s joined the cast of Universal Pictures’ Jurassic World.
Fan of this saga from the beginning, I’m very proud to be part of the cast for JURASSIC WORLD #jurassicworld @UniversalPics @colintrevorrow
— Omar Sy (@OmarSy) March 21, 2014
While the role Sy plays in the Colin Trevorrow-directed franchise reboot is still unknown, he joins the previously-announced cast of Chris Pratt, Idris Elba, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Jake Johnson and Irrfan Khan.
Très heureux d'accueillir @OmarSy dans Jurassic World. @JurassicParkFR
— Colin Trevorrow (@colintrevorrow) March 21, 2014
Jurassic World is scheduled to be released on June 12, 2015.