Quicksilver Joining X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Played By KICK-ASS Actor Evan Peters. Amazing Footage Of X-Men: First Class 3D Projection In LA For DVD/Blu-Ray Release! X-Men: First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events.
Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men. The 3D projection turns the side of a building into a movie screen.
The technology appears to make solid structures change shape and reveal images that are not really there, such as water flowing from windows or cars emerging from within the walls. Behind-the-Scenes X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Photos Offer a Closer Look at Stunts, Effects & Costumes. One of the set costumers for the widely popular X-Men movie prequel has published a slew of images showing close ups of the film's scenery and characters.
X-Men First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop Armageddon. Is X-Men: First Class ‘Blind to Race’? X-Men: First Class And The Civil Rights Movement [SPOILERS] Up until this weekend, I wasn't really into the X-Men films.
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But it seems that after 11 years (can you believe it's been that long), they're finally getting them right. Not totally right, but on the right track. One critic on Rotten Tomatoes said the film was a bit "talky", but that's the whole point. This wasn't all about actions and CGI and abilities; science fiction is about making a point, about commenting on social issues. That's precisely why it's the genre of choice for nerds. In the film, whenever Xavier touched his temple to use his power, it reminded me of this pose by MLK (Malcolm used it too), and MLK's personality matches Xavier's ability to a T.
At the beginning of the film, Xavier preaches peace, tolerance, understanding, and is naive enough to think humans will feel the same way about mutants. "Blue-eyed devils. " The jewel of this film, of course, is Michael Fassbender as Magneto. Malcolm/Magneto...not so much. "Mutant [Black] and Proud.
"" Imagery R.I.P. X-Men: First Class Opens Up To A Worldwide Total Of $120 Million! Thanks to CBM's own superdog for the heads up!
Filmonic report that Matthew Vaughn's critically acclaimed contribution to the X-Men franchise is set to make around $120 million worldwide during it’s opening weekend. The official numbers won't actually be available until early next week, but it's currently believed that X-Men: First Class brought in roughly $56 million at the US box office and $64 million elsewhere from 74 territories. "The movie really excelled in successfully launching a brand new chapter in the X-Men franchise, or new beginning if you will," Fox senior vice president of domestic distribution Chris Aronson said.
The fact that the movie opened on a Wednesday internationally is bound to have helped these figures, and with a budget of $160 million, it's looking likely that the movie will make a tidy profit which will surely ensure a sequel. Surprise X-Men: First Class Character Cameo Revealed! Well, looks like the rumors were true!
While the cameo sounds like a fairly small, light hearted one, it should be interesting to see exactly what role Hugh Jackman's Wolverine plays in the movie and whether there are any hints of him being the one mutant Matthew Vaughn is planning on introducing in the sequel! UPDATE: Now that the story has been leaked, we know what the scene is, and Hugh definitely IS playing Wolverine. X-Men: First Class Soundtrack. Full 'Take That' X-Men: First Class Song Performed At National Movie Awards! Complex 'X-Men: First Class' Screenplay Credit Dispute Resolved (Exclusive)
Lately, Fox and Marvel have had a real yen for making superhero origin stories. But offscreen, the Writers Guild of America has had its hands full determining the origin of the X-Men: First Class screenplay itself. After an unusually complicated credit dispute, WGA arbitrators determined Tuesday that Sheldon Turner and Bryan Singer deserve story credit and Ashley Miller & Zack Stentz and Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn will share screenplay credit on the Fox/Marvel franchise film, set for release in the U.S. on June 3. In an odd twist, Josh Schwartz and Jamie Moss, the first two writers on First Class, were left out even as Turner, who never wrote on the script, was included.
(Though a potential appeal is still in the offing.) How did this happen? Producer Calls X-Men: First Class A Reinvention Not Reboot; Promo Image Of Magneto Released! The upcoming issue of SFX Magazine features an interview with the producer who has overseen all of the X-Men movies, and below are a few extracts posted on their site earlier today.
You'll be able to read the whole thing when #209 hits stands next week. On The "Reinvention" Of The X-Men Franchise: "X-Men: First Class is very, very different to its predecessors. It’s got a different style, a different tone. I believe you have to not just reboot but reinvent. Take That Song Said To Feature In X-Men: First Class! X-Men: First Class Set Visit. New Minor X-Men: First Class Spoilers? Following the various plausible spoilers posted earlier today, the same source, a Georgian who has apparently worked on Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class has posted more details to the much-skeptical film.
His reason for sharing being the understanding of fanboys' starvation, check it out. "The suits in the first class are a very vibrant blue and yellow. like new. I think beast has a backpack, but that could have just been the actor's backpack that he carried around. His fur is also a very light blue with dark accents. And his face looks nothing like [Kelsey] Grammer's beast. "I saw Kevin Bacon on the set only once out of the month we shot and he wasn't in costume, but there was a make-up trailer with Bacon/Shaw written on it. " Decoding the DNA of X-Men: First Class, plus chance to quiz cast and crew - Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files.
THIS YEAR sees the release of four superhero movies in a summer so packed with blockbusters that one filmmaker described it as a "bloodbath.
" The obsession with box office figures and critical ratings means there will be an obvious winner but no one can predict who will claim the crown and maybe we shouldn't be too keen to turn this into a competition. After all, the four superhero films mean there is something for everyone. For the everyman chosen to wield an extraterrestrial ring and become a cosmic cop, check out the human-to-alien journey of Green Lantern; conversely, for the otherworldly 'god' thrust into a humble lesson of life on Earth, there is the alien-to-human journey of Thor. New X-Men: First Class Logo Revealed In International Trailer! X-Men's Havok, Cyclops Not Brothers. X-Men: First Class producer Bryan Singer has revealed that two characters who were brothers in the Marvel comics will not be related in the movies' continuity.
Singer acknowledged to The Los Angeles Times that "the timeline is different" between the X-Men movies and the comics, and thus Havok (Alex Summers) and Cyclops (Scott Summers) won't be brothers in the film universe. (James Marsden played Cyke in the original trilogy, while Lucas Till plays Havok in First Class.) "It wouldn't physically fit for him to be the brother of Cyclops. We take some liberties on that. There are notions, but, um, I don't want to give away certain interrelations, but let's just say there are some things that do adhere to the comic books and do so in a way the fans will get a kick out of," said Singer. He added, "And those things can, perhaps, move forward into the future…. X-Men: First Class Gets Earlier UK Release Date, Plus New Character Details Revealed!