X-Men: Days of Future Past: Bryan Singer casts Peter "Tyrion Lannister" Dinklage!

Looks like there's a lot of exciting things to look forward to with Bryan Singer's return to the X-Men franchise, as the director of X-Men, X2, and the upcoming Jack The Giant Killer just dropped a bombshell announcement on his official Twitter page that actor Peter Dinklage is going to be in X-Men: Days of Future Past!

For those who don't know the importance of this awesome Valentine's Day announcement, it means that the actor who plays the awesome Tyrion Lannister from HBO's highly successful Game of Thrones TV Series has been cast, and while the role is unspecified at this point, he'll be joining X-Men alum Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, and Michael Fassbender! This will put Thronies and Xfans in a frenzy of excitement... And I'm among them to boot!

In related Days of Future Past news, Singer also revealed that parts of the movie will take place in the 1970's, and the period's US President Richard Nixon will be playing a part in the plot of the movie. Just WHO plays Nixon remains to be seen, but the director teased it would be an "interesting casting choice". For more information, visit the source post at Bleeding Cool and Bryan Singer's official Twitter page!

X-Men: Days of Future Past is slated for a July 18, 2014 release!

Peter Dinklage wins Emmy Award for his role in Game of Thrones!

This is great news indeed for fans of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Peter Dinklage, who plays fan favorite character Tyrion Lannister in the HBO TV Series adaptation of Game of Thrones, takes home a well deserve prize and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series! Via The Hollywood Reporter, he gives his reaction to the win, and aptly remarks that "I've learned to love being in a TV show" as a result. You can read the entire story here via this link to THR's post.

Since the series premiered early this year and his name appeared on the list of Emmy nominations, I firmly believed that he would definitely win the coveted prize, since his role as the dwarfish Tyrion proved to be such brilliant casting. Dinklage portrayed the role with clarity and craftiness, and he displayed the imp's talents so well in the series that it isn't any wonder how people favored the character immediately in his first appearance.