X-Men: First Class
Beast actor Nicholas Hoult recall his weirdMarvelaudition requests and preparation for hisX - Menrole . Beast appear in six ofFox ’s thirteenX - Menmovies — doubly act by Kelsey Grammer , inX - mankind : The Last Standand a cameo inX - Men : Days of Future Past ; and four sentence by Nicholas Hoult , inX - military man : First Class , go - Men : Days of Future Past , X - Men : Apocalypse , andX - Men : Dark Phoenix . Kelsey Grammer played a veteran interlingual rendition of Hank McCoy a.k.a . Beast , whereas Nicholas Hoult play a untested , more involved variation of the character . Grammer also played Beast inThe Marvels ' post - credits scene , which suggests Grammer ’s version of the sport will return in the MCU .
At MEGACON Orlando 2025 , whereScreenRantwas in attending , SupermanandX - Menactor Nicholas Hoult spoke about his unconventional casting audition experiences . Hoult note one where he had to bark his lines , and when demand about whether that audition was forX - Men , he let on that his Beast audition command him to play the hero likeFamily Guycharacter Stewie Griffin . Hoult says :
" There was one where there was n’t a language for the role , and you had to just bark . It was basically ' do it in English ' and then they had to pretend to talk to another quality , and barque . And they ’d bark back . [ when asked if that was for First Class ] … The weird request in [ the First Class ] audition was ' do one take as Stewie Griffin ' "
Nicholas Hoult also let on one of the inspirations behind his Beast depiction . grant to Hoult , he part modeled his Hank McCoy performance onFrasier ’s Niles Crane , play by David Hyde Pierce . Hoult recalls :
" Before we did First Class , I find out a sight of Frasier . I would take the air around and be like Niles . I was trying to get the accents "
Why Nicholas Hoult’s Beast Audition & Niles Inspiration Are Deeper Than You Realize
Stewie Griffin And Niles Crane Share An Unexpected Connection
Nicholas Hoult ’s voluntary Niles Crane and nonvoluntary Stewie Griffin inspirations for Beast may seem a bit arbitrary . However , Family Guy ’s 100th episode special features a gag where one of the mental test interview member interviewed by Seth McFarlane think Stewie Griffin is voice byFrasier ’s David Hyde Pierce . InFamily Guyseason 21 episode 14 , " White Meg Ca n’t Jump",Stewie pass out from blow and his mortal issue forth out of his body ; after his somebody devolve out , David Hyde Pierce comes out of his bodyand says,“I’m David Hyde Pierce . I ’m two layers down , but I ’m in there . "
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Family Guylikes to boast David Hyde Pierce laugh in unexpected moments . InFamily Guyseason 4 episode 14 , " PTV " , Pierce has a press malfunction at the Emmys . InFamily Guyseason 20 sequence 7 , " Peterschmidt Manor " , Elle divulge she snog a guy rope who was once ticktock up by Pierce . And inFamily Guyseason 2 episode 1 , " Peter , Peter , Caviar Eater " , Brian tries to teach manner to Stewie by forcing him to watchFrasier . A clearer connection between Beast , Stewie , and Niles , of path , is the fact that Frasier Crane actorKelsey Grammer play theX - Menmovie franchise ’s Beastbefore Nicholas Hoult .
Our Take On Nicholas Hoult’s Beast Comments
Nicholas Hoult’s Beast Portrayal Doesn’t Resemble Stewie Griffin Or Niles Crane Too Much
Both Seth McFarlane ’s Stewie Griffin and David Hyde Pierce ’s Niles Crane are incredibly intelligent and sarcastic . Both in the comics and the movies , Beast is a slightly snarky genius - level scientist , but he ’s considerably a more courteous and kindhearted fiber thanFamily Guy ’s Stewie andFrasier ’s Nile . Perhaps Beast ’s naughtier personality traits were toned down when Nicholas Hoult first put on the blue make - up inX - man : First Class , but Hoult will certainly embody Stewie Griffin and Niles Crane ’s mischievous aspects more clearly as Lex Luthor in James Gunn’sSuperman .
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