X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

2011 superhero film directed by Matthew Vaughn
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X-Men: First Class (stylized on-screen as X: First Class) is a 2011 superhero film based on the X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics. It is the fourth mainline installment in the X-Men film series and the fifth installment overall. It was directed by Matthew Vaughn and produced by Bryan Singer, and stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, January Jones, Oliver Platt, and Kevin Bacon. At the time of its release, it was intended to be a franchise reboot and contradicted the events of previous films; however, the follow-up film X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) retconned First Class into a prequel to X-Men (2000). First Class is set primarily in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and focuses on the relationship between Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto, and the origin of their groups—the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants, respectively, as they deal with the Hellfire Club led by Sebastian Shaw, a mutant supremacist bent on enacting nuclear war.

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  • May 25, 2011 (2011-05-25) (Ziegfeld Theatre)
  • June 1, 2011 (2011-06-01) (United Kingdom)
  • June 3, 2011 (2011-06-03) (United States)
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132 minutes
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Erik Lehnsherr: I know we've had our differences.
Emma Frost: Where's your telepath friend?
Erik Lehnsherr: Gone. Left a bit of a gap in my life, if I'm to be honest. I was rather hoping you would fill it. Join us.
Emma Frost: Erik, I believe.
Erik Lehnsherr: I prefer Magneto.
  • Jason Flemyng didn't want any more make-up heavy roles after playing Calibos in Clash of the Titans_ (2010), but made an exception for Azazel as he liked working with Vaughn.
  • Matthew Vaughn wanted the film to resemble the productions of the 1960s, with "very traditional framing, and camera movement when it needs to move, not just throwing it around and whizz-bang", and using the anamorphic format "to create a widescreen experience, is emblematic of '60s movies". The director had to hire five cinematographers - with sole credit being given to John Mathieson, who came halfway through the shoot and did half of the film - and four assistant directors to successfully convey the look he wanted for the film.
  • The visual effects of Banshee's screams was done through a digital ring-like structure based on renderings of sound waves like Schlieren photography.
  • Jason Flemyng spent eight weeks with fight training, particularly with swords, and had to undergo a four-hour make-up process, which like Mystique was designed by Spectral Motion-but did not include Azazel's tail, which was computer-generated.
  • Rose Byrne was cast late in production, which had already begun by the time she was picked for the role.

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