Fox Opening Registration for X-Men: First Class?
Source: D.Mac
July 28, 2008
An interesting listing at Production Weekly caught our eye - "X-Men: First Class." Could 20th Century Fox be developing a movie based on the series written by Jeff Parker and pencilled by Roger Cruz? Or are they using the title of that comic for their proposed Young X-Men spin-off?
What makes it even more interesting is that X-MenFirstClass.com redirects to FoxMovies.com.
The "X-Men: First Class" was an eight-issue mini-series published from September of 2006 through April of 2007. As Special was also released in May of 2007 followed by a monthly series that started in 2007 with the same creative team. The comic is described as follows:
For millions of years, mankind's place on Earth was unchallenged – until five young people paved the way for a new kind of human. While students at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast and Iceman taught the world what it meant to be X-Men. These are the hidden stories of the team that laid the foundation of a mutant dynasty!
We'll have to wait and see if official news on this hits.
Weren't they working on another X-Men cartoon based on a new class of mutants with Wolverine training them?
Josh Schwartz to Write X-Men: First Class
Source: Variety
November 18, 2008
20th Century Fox has hired "Gossip Girl" creator Josh Schwartz to write X-Men: First Class. He'd also been offered a chance to direct the film, but declined.
Schwartz, the creator and executive producer of The CW's hit as well as Fox's "The O.C." and NBC's "Chuck," is expected to inject a next-gen sensibility into the superhero series.
The studio has been leaning toward using the younger characters introduced in the previous films in future installments --teenagers with powers taught at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning.
Resulting film would likely draw from elements of the Marvel Comic of the same name, launched in 2006, and enlist such characters as Iceman, Rogue, Angel, Colossus, Jubilee and Shadowcat, who have appeared prominently or made cameos in prior pics.
Lauren Shuler Donner, who produced all three "X-Men" pics, as well as next summer's X-Men Origins: Wolverine, is producing "First Class" alongside Mr. & Mrs. Smith scribe Simon Kinberg.
Major X-Men: First Class Details Emerge
Source: AICN
August 20, 2010
Several details from next summer's X-Men: First Class have been revealed thanks to an informal phone interview AICN conducted with the film's producer (and director of the first two X-Men films) Bryan Singer.
First Class is said to take place in the 1960's and will heavily play with the style of the day. Audiences will see John F. Kennedy as President and the parallel storyline of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X will play in the background. Overall, the look is said to emulate the original X-Men costumes far more than previous films have, though the film's chronology pre-dates the First Class story in the comics, meaning that many of the expected characters (Cyclops and Marvel Girl are listed by name) will not appear.
The villain of the film is, as rumored, Sebastian Shaw (played by Kevin Bacon). January Jones's Emma Frost will appear as the Hellfire Club's White Queen as well.
The central focus of the film is the friendship between Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Eric Lensherr (Michael Fassbender) and how it falls apart. Xavier will not be depicted as bald or in a wheelchair for the majority of the film, though we will learn what cripples him.
AICN's article makes frequent James Bond comparisons, nothing that that film will heavily play up the 60's style, but with retro future technology with a setting that spans the globe. Russia, specifically, is mentioned.
X-Men: First Class is slated to hit theaters on June 3, 2011.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=68954 (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=68954)
Here's the first picture of The X-Men
Some are characters you'll recognize from the previous X-Men movies, others are new, and all of them look fantastic. From left to right, you have: Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert, January Jones as Emma Frost, Caleb Landry Jones as Banshee, Nicholas Hoult as the Beast, Lucas Till as Havoc, Zoe Kravitz as Angel Salvadore, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, and James McAvoy as Professor X.
That looks like a very coooool photo :D
Still not quite sure why they picked some of these comic characters and didn't just go with the original X-Men as seen in the comics.
I will go see this for sure when it comes out. I would rather them continue from the other movies instead of going backwards though. Like they are doing with Spiderman. Thats just me as I will still pay to go see them.
Here are some larger pictures of the one I posted yesterday
Here's the teaser poster
Here are a couple leaked images. It seems at least the first image might not be real. Read more about the pics at the link below:
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/NotaComicfan/news/?a=28386 (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/NotaComicfan/news/?a=28386)
As an added comment, it's looking like those two pics above are the real deal. It's the full cast shot in costumes that's not (from a few days ago). Read more about all this and other news here:
http://trekmovie.com/2011/01/20/spider-man-the-dark-knight-rises-prometheus-the-hobbit-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-x-men-first-class-captain-america-more/ (http://trekmovie.com/2011/01/20/spider-man-the-dark-knight-rises-prometheus-the-hobbit-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-x-men-first-class-captain-america-more/)
Seeing Fassbender and McAvoy in those two shots does get me excited about this :D
Almost as excited as you look in your Waffle-On poster, Meds? ;) :P
Blimey that says a lot lol
We are getting the first trailer for this movie tomorrow via Facebook and here's a new pic from the film.
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/02/09/x-men-first-class-trailer/ (http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/02/09/x-men-first-class-trailer/)
http://www.facebook.com/XMenMovies (http://www.facebook.com/XMenMovies)
Here is guys.. what do you think... I like it..
X-Men: First Class - Official Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrbHykKUfTM#ws)
Yup just watched it from your facebook link. Looking good :D
Interesting trailer. Looks to be keeping a very serious tone to the movie. I'm hopeful.
so, this is a reboot instead of a prequel. I like it.
Quote from: X on February 10, 2011, 03:09:09 PM
so, this is a reboot instead of a prequel. I like it.
Huh?!? How do you get reboot out of that trailer? They even show clips from the other films.
Quote from: X on February 10, 2011, 03:09:09 PM
so, this is a reboot instead of a prequel. I like it.
Seems like a prequel to me, since it shows the movies that came before.
King
Quote from: Rico on February 10, 2011, 03:22:52 PM
Quote from: X on February 10, 2011, 03:09:09 PM
so, this is a reboot instead of a prequel. I like it.
Huh?!? How do you get reboot out of that trailer? They even show clips from the other films.
Easy. Emma Frost was introduced in X-Men Origins Wolverine. She was still a kid when she met Charles at the end of the movie and he was bald at that point.
Hank McCoy also has a cameo in X-Men 2 where he's still human looking. He changes to Beast looking between X-Men 2 and X-Men Last Stand.
If it's a prequel, they aren't using the things that they established in the prior movies. And that's only from a few seconds of observation.
I do like how they introduce Azazel in that trailer, he's Nightcrawler's father.
I do like that they got the daughter of Lenny and Lisa to play Angel. I think she works well for the role.
I think you are picking at a few very minor details. On the Beast subject, his appearance has altered several times in the comics over the years. I really don't think they are trying to say the previous three films are not part of this universe. For one, that seems rather silly. Personally, I'm not really a big fan of the characters they picked for this. It's not the First Class based on the comics. But I'm a big enough X-Men fan to give it a look anyway.
P.S. Plus - the biggest reason this seems like a prequel is how much they point out things they've show in the other films. Including using footage from those movies.
Quote from: Rico on February 10, 2011, 03:46:25 PM
I think you are picking at a few very minor details. On the Beast subject, his appearance has altered several times in the comics over the years. I really don't think they are trying to say the previous three films are not part of this universe. For one, that seems rather silly. Personally, I'm not really a big fan of the characters they picked for this. It's not the First Class based on the comics. But I'm a big enough X-Men fan to give it a look anyway.
P.S. Plus - the biggest reason this seems like a prequel is how much they point out things they've show in the other films. Including using footage from those movies.
True, they are minor details, but they conflict with the established story of X2 X3 and XO Wolverine. If it is a prequel to those stories, they aren't doing a good job at continuity. That being said, I don't think it needs to incorporate those other films. I actually hope that it doesn't. X3 destroyed the franchise by killing off most of the main characters.
There are rumors that this is the first in a new trillogy and I hope that's the case. I also hope that it leads to a better franchise than the last one and I plan on seeing it. From what I've seen, it might be loosely based on the other movies, but I'm not sure that it's a true prequel in that it fits seamlessly with the established story.
I think you are taking things a little too literally. I mean how many times have we seen continuity messed with in Star Wars, Trek, etc.? Movie makers are always willing to toss out certain things when they want. For some reason they picked this group of characters. If a few minor things conflict to what has been shown before, I think they probably feel either most people won't notice or care about that.
Quote from: Rico on February 10, 2011, 04:03:58 PM
I think you are taking things a little too literally. I mean how many times have we seen continuity messed with in Star Wars, Trek, etc.? Movie makers are always willing to toss out certain things when they want. For some reason they picked this group of characters. If a few minor things conflict to what has been shown before, I think they probably feel either most people won't notice or care about that.
If they aren't beholden to what was shown before, why call it a prequel? It looks like it can stand on it's own as a film and doesn't need the other trilogy. I don't think it's me taking something too literal. Either it's a prequel or it's not. If they are ignoring stuff from the other movies, regardless of their reasoning, then it's not a prequel. It's like saying Baby Loony Toons were the prequel to the Loony Toons.
Maybe they are ignoring Wolverine and the cameo of Beast in X2. If that's the case, it makes better sense as a prequel.
If you look online, everyplace I find describes this as a prequel. Not a reboot. Whether you feel it's that or not, I hate to say, doesn't really matter. The people that made the film are calling it that, advertising it like that, creating trailers showing that, etc.
The film is a prequel to the first three movies,[2] set during the 1960s, with John F. Kennedy as president of the United States. X-Men: First Class parallels the history of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. The villains of the film will be the Hellfire Club.[3] The plot is as follows:
"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. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men."[4]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men:_First_Class_%28film%29 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men:_First_Class_%28film%29)
Quote from: Rico on February 10, 2011, 04:56:36 PM
If you look online, everyplace I find describes this as a prequel. Not a reboot. Whether you feel it's that or not, I hate to say, doesn't really matter. The people that made the film are calling it that, advertising it like that, creating trailers showing that, etc.
I totally agree, but at the same time, they can call it whatever they want to call it, but it doesn't mean that it's accurate. In the long run, I don't care what they call it. Is it a prequel? Sure, it takes place before the other X series. Is it a prequel that matches the former movies? Not really.
I have no doubts that there will be a bunch of people that will be commenting sooner or later on how it doesn't match the other movies. I'm willing to bet money that there will be quite a vocal group that will come out on the subject.
I think you are missing part of my point. Even if everyone that see this film says it isn't a prequel or a true prequel - the people that made it are calling it that. They made it. Not me - not you. The "Star Wars" prequels have things that don't add up or fit perfectly with the OT, but Lucas called them prequels. I get what you are saying, but so far from this one little trailer I don't see anything glaringly huge to give most people a problem thinking of this as a prequel.
Quote from: Rico on February 10, 2011, 05:29:24 PM
I think you are missing part of my point. Even if everyone that see this film says it isn't a prequel or a true prequel - the people that made it are calling it that. They made it. Not me - not you. The "Star Wars" prequels have things that don't add up or fit perfectly with the OT, but Lucas called them prequels. I get what you are saying, but so far from this one little trailer I don't see anything glaringly huge to give most people a problem thinking of this as a prequel.
I get your point, but if someone told you that the dog they bred was a monkey, it doesn't make it so. They can call it whatever they want, but it doesn't make the dog a monkey. We don't know what else is in the movie, but in that short trailer, there are things that are totally against what we've seen on the screen less than 2 years ago. A young Emma Frost was in Wolverine. However an older Emma is in First Class that takes place before Wolverine. There are also other things. To me that's pretty glaring. People that make things can call them whatever they want, but it doesn't mean that they are correct in the word that they choose to use.
I'm not saying that this is going to be a bad movie in any way. Maybe it's not a reboot and more a retcon. That's fine. I'm just not the type of person that accepts someone's definition of something if it doesn't fit the definition.
My point is simple. Even if you make something, that doesn't mean that you can't be wrong in what you are calling it.
This isn't a dog or a monkey. It's fiction - a movie. Big difference. Again - we will have to agree to disagree.
it looks like it could be a great movie! So they can call it whatever they want! Who is the girl with the wings in the clip????
She's Angel. She's a recent mutant addition to the X universe that later lost her powers. As for the actress. She the daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz.
From the clip it looks like they combined her history with that of another recent mutant, Stacy X.
Thanks X.
Couple more pics from the film.
Good story on the film here, it's development, etc.
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/01/19/x-menfirst-class-three-exclusive-photos-and-a-report-from-the-stressed-out-set/ (http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/01/19/x-menfirst-class-three-exclusive-photos-and-a-report-from-the-stressed-out-set/)
New Posters
Cool! Lots of good movies coming our way!
Wow... even in Russian it looks AWESOME.. new footage
"Люди Икс: Первый класс" [Трейлер F] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUMzFFDebIU#ws)
I'm looking forward to this. I think the effort is being put into it, not a cash cow. May not be cannon but what super hero movie is?
WOW cant wait to see this. To be honest considering how may films have slightly changed stuff i don't think it matters much.
Awesome! :)
I like the fact James Mcavoy has the eye brow lift that Patrick Stewart does. Very cool.
Beast picture.
Some new images out from "Empire" magazine.
More here: http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/161304-empire-featuring-x-men-first-class (http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/161304-empire-featuring-x-men-first-class)
Here is the international trailer in English. Getting more excited for this one!
X-Men: First Class International Trailer (In English) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eON55skFpkk#noexternalembed-ws)
Looks freaking SWEET. ;D
New pic floating around on the web.
Another picture has surfaced.
Here's some TV Spots..
new TV spot for X-Men: First Class has turned up on YouTube. There's two versions of the TV spot in the video - one with dialogue and one without.
Opening in theaters on June 3, the Matthew Vaughn-directed film stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Kevin Bacon, Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Till, Edi Gathegi, Jason Flemyng, Oliver Platt, Morgan Lily, Zoe Kravitz and Bill Bilner.
Read more: New X-Men: First Class TV Spot - ComingSoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=76588#ixzz1JuZHqVGS (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=76588#ixzz1JuZHqVGS)
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS - TV Spots (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k74a-Qd1qs#ws)
Darn - video is gone already. Why does FOX do this? It's frackking advertising people!
Mystique
New Poster.. not really impressed by it.
I still think this is the oddest group of "X-Men" ever put together.
Quote from: Rico on April 19, 2011, 08:46:51 AM
I still think this is the oddest group of "X-Men" ever put together.
Which means it'll be awesome ;)
King
Its going to be top banana thats for sure. :D
Here's another trailer.. looks like there is new footage but I can't tell.. but it's going to be good.
X-Men: First Class International Trailer 2 (OFFICIAL) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yq7Za1JnZg#ws)
Is it just me or does this kind of feel like the bastard child of the marvel films? I think that it might be losing something by not being connection even briefly to the other Marvel franchise going on.
I don't read the X-Men comics so I'm looking foward to seeing some different characters in this movie. For example Emma Frost. I really don't know much about that character. And I did see where Marvel is doing that Marvel.1 thing and the Uncanny X-Men is out this month. Number 534.1, I wonder if that would be a good jumping on point??? And would my money manager (the wife) allow me more $$ for comics??
Here's the second official trailer.. more new scenes.. still looks good to me
X-Men: First Class (2011) Official Trailer 2 HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ6_cjnizdE#noexternalembed-ws)
Really liking this more and more now after seeing this latest trailer. Here's a streaming version that I saved in case the trailer disappears.
http://www.treksinscifi.com/video2/X-MenFC_Trailer2.mp4 (http://www.treksinscifi.com/video2/X-MenFC_Trailer2.mp4)
That looks awesome. Another marvel movie that I can't miss.
I really liked the first X-Men movie and the thought the others were pretty good. I have zero vested time with the comics, so I know the X-Men only from the films. What I have a problem with with this is it seems like a contemporary X-Men story in terms of some of their technology but I am supposed to believe this is the early 1960's? It just looks wrong.
Quote from: Bryancd on April 27, 2011, 04:49:51 PM
I really liked the first X-Men movie and the thought the others were pretty good. I have zero vested time with the comics, so I know the X-Men only from the films. What I have a problem with with this is it seems like a contemporary X-Men story in terms of some of their technology but I am supposed to believe this is the early 1960's? It just looks wrong.
Funny I didn't think of that till you mentioned it. I agree with that, but I reckon it is scifi so maybe they could do that and get away with it... maybe...
I hear where you guys are coming from, but I think the tech fits. In both the films and the comics, the X-Men have had access to cutting edge technology. And the submarines, ships, and the X-Jet are all representative of technology that was around in the 60s in real life. For example, the Jet is modeled on the SR 71 Blackbird, which was developed in the early 60's and was in service from '64 to 1998.
Quote from: Geekyfanboy on April 27, 2011, 11:22:48 AM
Here's the second official trailer.. more new scenes.. still looks good to me
X-Men: First Class (2011) Official Trailer 2 HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ6_cjnizdE#noexternalembed-ws)
Awesome trailer! It looks like we'll have Charles, Havok (Cyclop's older brother), Banshee, Magneto, Emma, Mystique, and Beast, as well as pre-teen Cyclops & Jean. This could be a really cool line-up. I might be mistaken, but I thought I saw sings of Nightcrawler also. That part seems to be the biggest divergence from both the comics and the previous films, but I'm sure the writers can figure out a plausible way to fit him in.
A little side-note: One of the movie poster images looks a lot like one of the more famous X men comic panels:
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/wraith1701/x-men-first-class-poster-2.jpg)
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/wraith1701/astonishing-x-men-1-100k.jpg)
Possibly a coincidence, but I like it. It somehow lends the film a little more Geek-Cred, in my book.
Yeah I was ok with the SR-71 as it is contemporary to the era. I don't know, the kids themselves seem too modern....
Here's some cool character profile videos from the new film. LOOKS AWESOME. :)
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49531 (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49531)
Quote from: wraith1701 on May 05, 2011, 04:17:34 PM
Here's some cool character profile videos from the new film. LOOKS AWESOME. :)
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49531 (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49531)
:jawdrop OMG.. this movie is going to be sooo cool.
Quote from: Geekyfanboy on May 05, 2011, 05:18:23 PM
Quote from: wraith1701 on May 05, 2011, 04:17:34 PM
Here's some cool character profile videos from the new film. LOOKS AWESOME. :)
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49531 (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49531)
:jawdrop OMG.. this movie is going to be sooo cool.
Seriously, dude! :)
Banshee was always on of my least favorite X-Men. Seeing the clips from the film is making me seriously reconsider my opinion. :)
Quote from: wraith1701 on May 05, 2011, 04:17:34 PM
Here's some cool character profile videos from the new film. LOOKS AWESOME. :)
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49531 (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/49531)
Ok I'm getting chills. That just got me so excited to see this film.
Those clips were cool! Anyone know who the girl with Beast was?
Quote from: wraith1701 on April 27, 2011, 07:35:26 PM
I might be mistaken, but I thought I saw sings of Nightcrawler also. That part seems to be the biggest divergence from both the comics and the previous films, but I'm sure the writers can figure out a plausible way to fit him in.
I think you'll find it's Azazel. If I remember right, he was Nightcrawler's father in the comics.
Quote from: WillEagle on May 06, 2011, 06:09:37 AM
Those clips were cool! Anyone know who the girl with Beast was?
That's Mystique
Quote from: Scott on May 06, 2011, 07:39:41 AM
Quote from: wraith1701 on April 27, 2011, 07:35:26 PM
I might be mistaken, but I thought I saw sings of Nightcrawler also. That part seems to be the biggest divergence from both the comics and the previous films, but I'm sure the writers can figure out a plausible way to fit him in.
I think you'll find it's Azazel. If I remember right, he was Nightcrawler's father in the comics.
Yeah you are correct.. that's Nighcrawlers father.
Here's the character trailer for Mystique
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=77268 (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=77268)
This film is just looking better and better. Is Marvel Studios pretty well involved with this? Cause after the Wolverine film I haven't been sure, but obviously Marvel Studios have not failed to disappoint yet. Anyhow I'm as excited for this now.
Another cool clip, Kenny. And I agree this is looking better and better!
Here's an exclusive scene from the upcoming movie.
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/x-men-first-class.html?showVideo=1#belowNav (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/x-men-first-class.html?showVideo=1#belowNav)
A ton of pics from the movie can be found here now:
http://screenrant.com/x-men-first-class-image-gallery-pauly-115542/ (http://screenrant.com/x-men-first-class-image-gallery-pauly-115542/)
Yeah they also released like 10 TV spots for this movie as well.
Just a ton of stuff appearing for this movie now. Hard to keep up. Some new posters and a video featurette at the link below.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=77847 (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=77847)
Another pretty action packed TV spot.
X-Men- First Class | TV Spot #15 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr8srca2Euw#ws)
Lot of stuff heating up now for this movie. Only about a week away. They had a big premiere in New York the other night with many of the cast. Story and pic below:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2011-05-26-x-men-red-carpet-report_n.htm (http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2011-05-26-x-men-red-carpet-report_n.htm)
I'm hearing nothing but great things about this movie.. started at 100% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Really looking forward to watching this.
I think I might be looking forward to this more than Cap. I've heard that critics are raving over how great it is, kind of a surprise grand-slam. I also heard word about a possible element of Pt. 2: [spoiler] A self-named hollywood insider claims that one of the possible plot elements of a sequel would tie Magneto to the JFK assassination. The "magic bullet" would be explained by Magneto's powers.. [/spoiler]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYuurx603Og&feature=player_embedded#at=14 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYuurx603Og&feature=player_embedded#at=14)
X-Men- First Class | Clip - "Never Again" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOG2TbEoe8U#ws)
WOW!! Cool clips! Taking a week off from a new movie this week but will be ready for this one next week!!
I want the Dark Phoenix saga! Its treatment during X men 3 Last Stand was pretty terrible and didn't come close to doing the epic story justice. I recently watched all three of the X men flicks to prepare for this one and I'm getting really excited. I hope it's not a cameo festival like the original movies. They seemed to be so caught up in fan service they forgot to actually make good movies. I didn't hate those movies, but if any of the recent superhero flicks deserved a reboot it's this series. And Daredevil.
Here's a behind the scenes featurette for X-Men: First Class that shows some new footage and reveals some information about the movie you may or may not want to hear (might be spoilers for some people)
X-Men First Class Featurette (Family Tree) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVcCFBU74wk#ws)
Probably seeing this on Sunday with Mark. Looking forward to it.
ok Saw Xmen last night, it was a great film i really enjoyed it from the characters to the script to the worlds best cameo. go watch it.
On a seperate note they showed green latern i am still undecided on that one.
Hey Stonut:
[spoiler] you talking about JFK or is there another cameo?[/spoiler]
Quote from: Jobydrone4of20 on June 03, 2011, 12:00:11 PM
Hey Stonut:
[spoiler] you talking about JFK or is there another cameo?[/spoiler]
[spoiler] I think he's talking about someone else [/spoiler]
REALLY GREAT MOVIE; I enjoyed it! :)
Instead of being a slave to the comics, the film managed to build on the continuity established in the other X Men films. I'd call it a re-invention of the X-Men, but with some pretty faithful nods to the comic history. The retro-tech was actually pulled off pretty well. In fact; the film did a pretty good job of inviting the viewers into the 60's without making it feel wired or alien.
I'd call it the most enjoyable X-Men film I've seen since the first film premiered back in the day. ;D
I'm goin tonight as soon as the kids are in bed
I think you'll enjoy it. :)
I'm at an 11:20 show and pretty surprised at how few people are out at the movies. I guess its the economy, or maybe X men is more niche than i thought. Superhero fatigue perhaps? On the bright side I've got a great seat.
11:20pm?! Past my bedtime....zzzz....zzzz.
Oh, X-Men made more money at the midnight shows than "Thor" did. All the geeks went last night! Have fun Joby!
Great movie! That was a blast from start to end, loved it. I was a little sorry not to see more from the Alex Summers character...
[spoiler]having no reaction on screen to his power being used to kill his friend seemed odd and almost like something that must have hit the cutting room floor[/spoiler]
Don't bother waiting for the end of the credits...nothing there.
there is another Cameo apart from the one you put there Joby, very brief, very funny.
Quote from: stonut on June 04, 2011, 04:05:48 AM
there is another Cameo apart from the one you put there Joby, very brief, very funny.
yes it was perfect, in the middle of one of the best sequences of the movie
Quote from: Jobydrone4of20 on June 04, 2011, 05:20:18 AM
Quote from: stonut on June 04, 2011, 04:05:48 AM
there is another Cameo apart from the one you put there Joby, very brief, very funny.
yes it was perfect, in the middle of one of the best sequences of the movie
Yeah; that was sweet. :) Totally caught me (and the rest of the audience) off guard, even though it totally fit in with the sequence.
After sleeping on it, I honestly think this is one of the best comic movies I've seen in a long time. Like all of the good ones, it focuses on CHARACTERS, not the super-powers & effects. I'd put it right up there with the first Spider-Man, the first Iron Man, and yes, even Dark Knight. :)
Thanks for the tip Joby on the end of credits. And 11:20 would be to late for me as well. I was still up then but barely. And would somebody tell me why in the world did I want to hit the spoiler button on the cameo thing. WHY, WHY, WHY. I guess I couldn't help myself! I'm normally better than that. WHY, WHY, WHY!! Oh, well still can't wait till 12:45pm.!!!
We didn't spoil the cameo...it's too good to risk ruining it for anyone
Quote from: Jobydrone4of20 on June 04, 2011, 11:54:43 AM
We didn't spoil the cameo...it's too good to risk ruining it for anyone
Exactly. :)
There were actually TWO cool spoilers; the bigger one, and a smaller one that I almost missed; the one during the scene where [spoiler] Mystique is trying to get Magneto into bed...[/spoiler]
I think it goes without saying that the actors playing Magneto, Charles, and Mystique freaking kicked butt, but what did you all think of Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw? I thought he nailed it. :) In fact, I felt his version of the character actually felt a LOT more menacing, or for lack of a better word, more evil than the way he's depicted in the comics. It was a perfect choice to play the villain in the film, especially going up against heavy hitters like Magneto & Xavier. :)
You guys didn't spoil it. But they were awesome cameos. You know I gave Thor a 10 and I'm going to give X-Men a 10+. This was a really good movie. Fast paced and well written story. Kevin Bacon did a awesome job.
GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!
My brother met us at the theater and he was calling me a nerd for being at the comic store last night but who was he asking questions too??? That's right, ME!
Wraith:
[spoiler]I don't think anyone in the theater caught the other one you're talking about at my showing. I'll admit it went over my head too. Pretty neat idea though. They made both cameos really make sense story wise, rather than just throwing in stars or characters for the hell of it. A really smart script all around.[/spoiler]
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. A must see!!!
My only complaint is the huge amount of retcon regarding the origins of the X-Men themselves. I mean it all 'worked' as far as the movie went, but as far as comic book mythos, they really made changes.
Quote from: Jobydrone4of20 on June 04, 2011, 10:00:43 PM
Wraith:
[spoiler]I don't think anyone in the theater caught the other one you're talking about at my showing. I'll admit it went over my head too. Pretty neat idea though. They made both cameos really make sense story wise, rather than just throwing in stars or characters for the hell of it. A really smart script all around.[/spoiler]
I agree; it was a very well constructed story. :)
Quote from: RickPeete on June 04, 2011, 10:08:32 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. A must see!!!
My only complaint is the huge amount of retcon regarding the origins of the X-Men themselves. I mean it all 'worked' as far as the movie went, but as far as comic book mythos, they really made changes.
I agree; definitely a MUST-SEE. ;D
The writers took a ton of liberties in constructing the movie back-story, but I think it was necessary. When it comes to comic continuity, we're talking about decades & decades of backstory, much of which has been filled in, deleted, revised, and retconned; then added back, then deleted again, then re-retconned, and on and on; all within the comics. Trying to put the comic origin on screen would have been a crazy, incomprehensible mess.
You're right; this story is a BIG change from the comics; not only in the events depicted, but in the backstories of the characters, their ages, and their relationships. This has been the case since the first X-Men movie came out though; and the divergence from comic continuity has only grown with each subsequent film. Because of this, I've long since come to view the X-Men films as a different world from the comics; sort of an Alternate Universe version of the X-Men.
I think the changes worked on several levels: They told a tight; comprehensive story that stays more or less true to the heart & feel of the X-Men comics. They cut loose the baggage of the original cast & opened the door to lots of new ideas, injecting new life into the film franchise. And even though the film distances itself from the previous films by going back in time, it still manages to allude to the events that will eventually unfold in the first 3 X-Men films.
I'm a long-time X-Men comic fan; I've been reading Uncanny on & off since the late 70's, and I still follow Uncanny as well as several other X-Men titles. Even so, I'm totally cool with the changes the film has made, and I hope to see subsequent films following this new direction. :)
I will be taking my family to watch X-Men today after brunch. First day off I have had in about 2 months.
RONZO ;D
Saw this movie today and really enjoyed it. As I said on today's podcast and at other times, besides Spidey, the X-Men have always been by far my favorite comic books & heroes. This movie has a very real vibe to it and the script and actors all were great. I like the retro feel to some things too. I actually didn't have a big problem at all with some of the adjustments from the X-Men comics and history. I've always viewed the films as sort of an alternate version of the X-Men's story anyway. No big deal at all too me. James McAvoy (Xavier), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), and Jennifer Lawrence (Raven/Mystique) all were very, very good and convincing. Marvel really did a good job with this one.
I want to see this one, I really like the films and I know nothing about the comics, so I am a blank slate, so to speak. I never even bothered to see "Wolverine".
@ Bryan - One of the coolest things about this film is that while it stays true to the major themes expressed in the X-Men comics, it isn't a slave to decades & decades of continuity. Even without having read a single comic, you'll have no trouble getting into it. GO SEE IT, MAN! :)
@ Rico- YES! I was wondering what you thought of the film. I'm glad you liked it, Rico! ;D
And I agree; when it comes to watching movie adaptations of comics, it's best to view them as separate entities, and enjoy them for what they are. Besides; even the comics themselves have different versions of the same characters, with different histories. With Marvel, you have the Ultimates version of many characters, the main Marvel version of the characters, and even alternate universe versions of the same characters within the same 'main' Marvel books.
This film was very well done. Great performances, and it held true to the heart & soul of the X-Men comics. In many ways, this feels more like the X-Men I know & love than the earlier films. Kudos to the creative team behind it; they knocked the ball out of the park. HOME RUN! :)
I really wish they had Cyclops in this movie... I mean Havoc is the younger brother of Scott Summers.
Quote from: MSUFan on June 06, 2011, 06:36:44 AM
I really wish they had Cyclops in this movie... I mean Havoc is the younger brother of Scott Summers.
True; and I agree. :)
In fact, I think it would have been cool if they could have made the team the actual Comic 1st Class team: Cyclops, Iceman, Beast, and Jean. But it looks like the film is trying to be more a prequel to the 1st 2 films than a reboot. The first 2 already set up Iceman as being a kid they don't discover until the 90's, and Jean as a girl they don't find until the 70s.
Here's something trippy: [spoiler] I've heard that the director & writers intend on establishing Alex as Scott's father, instead of his little brother. But at the same time, a couple of folks have mentioned seeing cyclops during the cerebro recruitment montage. I'm taking that with a grain of salt for now. I'll have to check out the movie again to see if I can spot him. [/spoiler]
Pretty shocking news. What was arguably the best of the Xmen movies so far has opened to the worst box office of all of them. Only 56 Million this weekend with no other big name movies opening. Hopefully the good word of mouth and critical reception will give this movie some legs, otherwise we might not see another in this (IMO) superior rebooted franchise.
I guess the experience I had of a virtually empty theater on opening night wasn't solely due to the lateness of my showing.
I'm still pretty partial to the first two X-Men movies too. I liked them quite a bit. But this one has pretty good reviews and word of month and was still top at the box office over the weekend. How they break down (not adjusted for inflation):
X-Men (2000) Cost $75 million, made $296 mill.
X-2 (2003) Cost $110 million, made $407 mill.
X-Men: Last Stand (2006) $210 million, made $460 mill.
X-Men First Class (2011) Cost $160 million
What about the X-Men: Wolverine film?
Quote from: Sheppard on June 07, 2011, 05:57:50 PM
What about the X-Men: Wolverine film?
Ahh, yes.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) Cost $150 million, $373 mill.
I confess not the best shining moment of the X-Men movies the Wolverine one. I really need to get out and see First Class though. Time and money are just not my friends these days and likely won't be for another week at least.
Well I would recommend Xmen to anyone, I enjoyed and I am not an expert by far. That said I enjoyed the story, although.....spoiler here........someone coming out the cinema said havoc should be shooting from his hands not his chest. Not that it made any difference to the story.
Havoc naturally emits waves of energy all over his body. Only through control and a lot of training does he learn to focus that energy. Eventually he masters being able to shoot it out his hands, but not really early on.
Again great movie. Great cameos! [spoiler]During cerebro I thought i spotted Summers and Storm.[/spoiler]
ah you live and learn where the other "young" X men accurate in there powers then. I only remeber seeing Havoc on a cartoon series over here and then briefly.
Wow, that was a fun movie! I really enjoyed it!
Quote from: Bryancd on June 13, 2011, 12:52:01 PM
Wow, that was a fun movie! I really enjoyed it!
Back to work!!
Finally saw this with Super 8 today.. here's my review from my blog
Again there is no more spoiler tag so don't read if you haven't seen the movie yet.
First let me say I LOVED the original X-Men movie and LOVED X-Men 2 even more. And I even enjoyed X-Men 3, which I know most of my fellow geeks did not. So I'm a huge X-Men fan. Again like Super 8 I had heard a ton of great things about this film so my expectations were high... well I am happy to say that this film lived up and exceeded them. I LOVED this movie. It was well written, well acted and had just the right amount of action and character development. The movie is truly the story of how Magneto became Magneto. There were several scenes that had me in tears. The death of Darwin was horrific. And another thing I loved about this movie is it still lined up with the previous X-Men movies. I loved the two big cameos and seeing the "younger" versions of future X-Men. This is a must buy when it comes out on Blu-ray.
I have been an X-Men fan for years, collected the multiple comic book titles in the 80's and 90's. Loved the movies and I'm so glad they are reinvigorating the franchise with this. I can't wait to see it!
Hopefully this is the start of new series of films.
Why do the writers always choose the black character to die in movies and TV? Just sayin'
Quote from: RickPeete on June 19, 2011, 11:34:36 AM
Why do the writers always choose the black character to die in movies and TV? Just sayin'
It's funny because it's the immortal black characters that always seem to die.
Quote from: X on June 19, 2011, 12:02:03 PM
Quote from: RickPeete on June 19, 2011, 11:34:36 AM
Why do the writers always choose the black character to die in movies and TV? Just sayin'
It's funny because it's the immortal black characters that always seem to die.
Yeah, I was hoping to see more of Darwin, he had the most interesting talent of all the First Class.
Saw the film today and I loved it. Easily my favorite X-Men film.
[spoiler]Loved Charles and Erik's relationship. Also all the other X-Men were great. I just loved seeing them developing and excepting their powers.[/spoiler]
I really hope there is a sequel to this cause it definitely deserves continuing from where it began here. And Marvel Studios continues to not disappoint.
Quote from: Bryancd on June 19, 2011, 12:07:58 PM
Quote from: X on June 19, 2011, 12:02:03 PM
Quote from: RickPeete on June 19, 2011, 11:34:36 AM
Why do the writers always choose the black character to die in movies and TV? Just sayin'
It's funny because it's the immortal black characters that always seem to die.
Yeah, I was hoping to see more of Darwin, he had the most interesting talent of all the First Class.
I agree, thought the same thing. I was really sad to see him killed so early. I though he was really cool.
One thing I think they could have done a bit more with in this movie is flesh out a few of the other X-Men characters a bit more. They did a great job with Xavier, Magneto, Mystique, Beast, but the others didn't get much in the way of background and so on. I know it's a big cast, but it would have been interesting to learn more about a few of them. Maybe in another film. It would be great for a young Cyclops to show up and join them and be with his brother (Havok) again. Be cool to see a young Storm too.
Yeah I'm certainly hoping for a sequel to continue these characters and new ones from where they left off. I would agree that some of the characters could use a little more development, but I think it worked and you have to think how long would the film had been then and it's really more about Xavier and Magneto in the end.
A question to you that are X-Men comic readers. [spoiler]In the movie does the Xavier & Mystique relationship follow what was done in the comics? I really liked the movie and that part of it. I just didn't think they knew each other that well.[/spoiler]
Not that I recall and certainly not to that depth. They changed that a fair amount I think. I also had no idea Mystique aged so slowly. Because she sure looks good for her age in the later films. ;)
Quote from: Rico on June 27, 2011, 05:55:53 AM
Not that I recall and certainly not to that depth. They changed that a fair amount I think. I also had no idea Mystique aged so slowly. Because she sure looks good for her age in the later films. ;)
Yes she does!
the more people post about the xmen the more i learn this is great.
The Blu-Ray & DVD come out on September 9. Best Buy and Target show the combo pack for $22.99. DVD $16.99.
Cool.. it's a must buy for me... thanks for the heads up
Ordered mine on Amazon just, should be here soon enough with Prime.
Finally saw this movie through Netflix. Another one I must add to my X-Men collection. I loved the Hugh Jackman cameo. That was priceless. I thought they chose good actors for Professor Xavier and Magneto. It answered some questions for me about the other movies. I hope they do something more with these actors.
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