'X-Men: First Class' Thread

Bigtymin504 wrote:I didn't see it, is that sarcasm or no? I can't tell.

Mnemosis wrote:I don't know if D3r3k was being sarcastic, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE Stardust!

Mnemosis wrote:I don't know if D3r3k was being sarcastic, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE Stardust!

LordD3r3k wrote:
No really, I thought it was great. It was original, well acted, and damn funny. I highly recommend it.

Entertainment Weekly has learned that 20th Century Fox is in talks with Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn to direct the X-Men series prequel/reboot X-Men: First Class.

This is a weird turn of events, as you might recall that Vaughn was originally set to direct X-Men 3: The Last Stand after series director Bryan Singer left the franchise for Superman Returns. Vaughn ended up quitting the production due to “a huge amount of studio pressure to finish the film in a very short amount of time, with a script he felt was flawed and a large amount of studio interference.” Vaughn dropped out only a few weeks before filming was set to begin. And as you know, Fox was able to sign Brett Ratner to direct that sequel.

EW notes that Vaughn “could very well turn down the First Class offer” especially considering the filmmaker’s history with the X-Men franchise. The studio is also said to be speaking with other possible directors. Deadline New York’s sources claim that “Vaughn’s negotiations have been touch and go, and sources close to the director said he’s passing. ” But even Flemming seems unsure if that is really the case, adding, “Let’s see if that holds true.”

The box office for Vaughn’s Kick-Ass has been below expectations despite overwhelmingly great buzz. Vaughn has originally hoped to film a sequel, but it doesn’t seem likely at this time. Vaughn has also been considering an adaptation of Jonathan Ross’ Turf and was in talks for a big screen adaptation of Bloodshot.

Bryan Singer was originally attached to return to the X-Men franchise to helm this new film, but his commitment to Jack The Giant Killer at Warner Bros will prevent him from directing. In fact, it was Singer’s take on the story that got Fox so excited about the project in the first place. Originally the film was going to be about a new class of mutants that would consist of some of the characters not featured in the original trilogy.

But Singer’s treatment was a Str Trek-style reboot/prequel, which will focus on “the formative years of Xavier and Magneto, and the formation of the school and where there [sic] relationship took a wrong turn.” Singer has previously admitted that First Class would “probably utilize some of the [planned/announced X-Men Origins:] Magneto story because it deals with a young Magneto,” and that “it might supersede” that plan because this new movie would explore “that relationship between a young energetic professor and a disenfranchised victim of the Holocaust.”
“It’s basically about the formation of the X-Men. How they began and the relationship between a young Xavier and a young Magneto.”

The day after Jamie Moss handed in his first draft, Fox head Tom Rothman fast-tracked the project. It was at this moment that Warner Bros informed Singer that they would not delay the production of Jack and the Giant Killer. Singer will still produce the project.

I’ve heard the script is solid, and everyone who has read it is excited to get it into production asap. I’d personally love to see Fox sign someone with a compeltely new vision to the project, like commercial director Carl Erik Rinsch or Fredrik Bond.

BRYAN SINGER AND MATTHEW VAUGHN UNITE FOR X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
Twentieth Century Fox will release film on June 3, 2011
LOS ANGELES (May 4, 2010) __ “Kick-Ass” director Matthew Vaughn will helm X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, a new chapter in Twentieth Century Fox’s blockbuster series of films based on the Marvel Comics.
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS begins production this summer for a June 3, 2011 release. Bryan Singer, who conceived the story for FIRST CLASS and directed the original “X-Men” and its sequel “X2,” is producing along with Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg.
“I’ve been a fan of Matthew’s since LAYER CAKE,” said Singer. “He has a deft hand with multiple characters and storylines, and a great love of the X-Men universe. I feel the combination of this story and his vision will make for an exciting and original X-Men film.”
Added Twentieth Century Fox president of production, Emma Watts: “X-Men: First Class presents an exciting opportunity to further explore the history and relationships of these beloved characters. Matthew’s combination of talent, verve and vision is perfectly suited to the task.”
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, following the classic Marvel mythology, charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga. 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.

McAvoy To Play Professor X in 'X-Men: First Class'

James McAvoy is the first actor confirmed for a role in Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class, the prequel film set up at 20th Century Fox charting the beginning of the X-Men saga. McAvoy steps into shoes that have previously been filled by Patrick Stewart in the first three X-Men films and it should be interesting to see McAvoy as a bald-headed telepath, especially considering I just don't see it at the moment.

Fox has described the film as set before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, taking a look at the two characters as 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.

How established characters such as Wolverine, Cyclops and Storm will play in the equation is currently unknown.

Fox is ramping up production with a plan to begin shooting this summer in London for a June 3, 2011 release.

Source:http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/mcavoy-to-play-professor-x-in-x-men-first-class

Combo Mo wrote:

McAvoy To Play Professor X in 'X-Men: First Class'

James McAvoy is the first actor confirmed for a role in Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class, the prequel film set up at 20th Century Fox charting the beginning of the X-Men saga. McAvoy steps into shoes that have previously been filled by Patrick Stewart in the first three X-Men films and it should be interesting to see McAvoy as a bald-headed telepath, especially considering I just don't see it at the moment.

Fox has described the film as set before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, taking a look at the two characters as 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.

How established characters such as Wolverine, Cyclops and Storm will play in the equation is currently unknown.

Fox is ramping up production with a plan to begin shooting this summer in London for a June 3, 2011 release.

Source:http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/mcavoy-to-play-professor-x-in-x-men-first-class

Hmmm...interesting.

Paroxysm wrote:So if McAvoy is playing Professor X... does that mean the rest of the X-Men are going to be played by babies?

Silent K wrote:The story is centered around Charles and Eric.