X-Men: First Class producer Bryan Singer recently talked about the qualities that Nicholas Hoult has that made him perfect for the role of Beast in the upcoming film.
Said Singer:
"He's a really fine actor, and he also has a charm and an innocence that I noticed when we cast him as Beast. He needed those qualities because in 'X-Men' he's this excitable scientist who's going through a transformation."
X-Men: First Class opens on June 3, 2011!