Bryan Singer gave his Twitter followers the first glimpse of the new and improved Beast, an "X-Men: Days of Future Past" character played by Nicholas Hoult.
"Many a monster wears the form of a man; it is better of the two to have the heart of a man & the form of a monster," Singer tweeted on Friday with the picture attached.
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The insightful quote comes from Jeanne Marie Le Prince de Beaumont's "Beauty and the Beast" story, published in 1756. Singer's third installment in Fox's "X-Men" franchise is currently in production and hits theaters on July 18, 2014.
Kelsey Grammer previously played the furry blue mutant — whose civilian name is Hank McCoy — in Brett Ratner's "X-Men: The Last Stand," but Hoult portrayed a younger version in the 2011 prequel, "X-Men: First Class."
Now he's all grown up. Check it out the full pic:
