Nicholas Hoult has said he can't wait to team up with director Brian Singer on X-Men: Days Of Future Past.

The 23-year-old will be reprising the role of Hank McCoy in the film, which starts shooting this summer.

And Nicholas, who worked with Singer on Jack The Giant Slayer, revealed he was thrilled to be going back to work with the "phenomenal" director.

"He's top - I'm looking forward to it," he said.

He added: "He's phenomenal. His visual sense, everything he understands - his storytelling abilities are great.

"He's just a nice guy to go to work with and hang out on set with every day."