Back in May we learned that James McAvoy has been cast to play the young Charles Xavier in the upcoming prequel film X-Men: First Class. As you may know, First Class will tell the tale of how the X-Men came to be by exploring the beginnings of the superhero/villain mutants. Today we get to check [...]
Back in May we learned that James McAvoy has been cast to play the young Charles Xavier in the upcoming prequel film X-Men: First Class. As you may know, First Class will tell the tale of how the X-Men came to be by exploring the beginnings of the superhero/villain mutants. Today we get to check out a couple photos of McAvoy and actress Jennifer Lawrence (who plays Mystique) on the set of X-Men: First Class> filming the first scenes for the movie:
The X-Men movies have been amongst some of the most successful comic book action movies ever made. And it looks like the fifth film in the franchise will be one of the best yet. X-Men: First Class will be a prequel to the other movies, taking place in the 1960′s, and new actors have been brought in to play the characters when they were young. This includes James McAvoy as Professor Charles Xavier and Michael Fassbender as Erik Lensherr [Magneto]. Kevin Bacon will play Sebastian Shaw, and Mad Men star January Jones will play Emma Frost/White Queen. Rose Byrne will play the part of Moira MacTaggert. It has not yet been confirmed if Hugh Jackman will be appearing to play his Wolverine role … Director Matthew Vaughn says, ‘The story that Bryan Singer came up with is very, very smart. It’s very clever when you see how he has integrated the characters into the time period where the film is set. ‘I’ll put it that way. I just don’t want to give it away. It’s a very clever way of getting these characters involved in recent history, in recent world events.’ X-Men: First Class will be released in 2011.
While I’m bummed that Bryan Singer isn’t directing First Class, his involvement will hopefully help the film turn out alright. The X-Men films got progressively worse the less Singer was involved so hopefully this prequel will undo those failings. I’m quite pleased with the casting … but it all really comes down to the story and the execution. I can’t wait to see how this film turns out … even if it’s terrible, I really want to see James McAvoy as Charles Xavier. I hope we get to see more from the set in the coming weeks and months.
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