X-Men: First Class Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Sep. 6, 2011

X-Men: First Class

Release Date: Friday, June 3, 2011 Theaters

The story centers on the teenage years of the first team of X-Men to come out of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning.

Director: Matthew Vaughn

Starring: James McAvoy • Michael Fassbender • Nicholas Hoult • Caleb Landry Jones • Lucas Till

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 12 m

4.4 / 5

86% WILL SEE 14% WON'T SEE

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The story centers on the teenage years of the first team of X-Men to come out of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: The film, 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. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in X-Men: First Class.

James McAvoy
... Professor Charles Xavier

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, The Book of Clarence
Michael Fassbender
... Erik Lensherr / Magneto

Black Bag, Prometheus
Nicholas Hoult
... Hank McCoy / Beast

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Superman
C
Caleb Landry Jones
... Sean Cassidy / Banshee

The Social Network, DogMan
Lucas Till
... Alex Summers / Havok

Kristy, Son of the South
Kevin Bacon
... Sebastian Shaw

The Toxic Avenger, Crazy, Stupid, Love
Jennifer Lawrence
... Raven Darkholme / Mystique

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, No Hard Feelings
E
Edi Gathegi
... Armando Munoz / Darwin

Superman, Better Start Swimming
Rose Byrne
... Moira MacTaggert

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Ezra
O
Oliver Platt
... The Man in Black

2012, Love and Other Drugs
January Jones
... Emma Frost / White Queen

Unknown, Sweetwater
Zoe Kravitz
... Angel Salvadore

The Batman, Divergent

Crew Behind the Film

The X-Men: First Class behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Matthew Vaughn last directed Argylle and The King's Man. The film's writer Ashley E. Miller last wrote The Feynman Chronicles and Damn Nation.

Director: Matthew Vaughn
Screenwriters: Ashley E. Miller
Zack Stentz
Jane Goldman
Producers: Simon Kinberg
Lauren Shuler-Donner
Bryan Singer

Studios: 20th Century Studios
Production Company: Marvel Studios; The Donners' Company

Production Details

What we know about the X-Men: First Class movie production.

Key Facts

Prequel to the original "X-Men" trilogy. Said to be loosely based on the comic book series "X-Men: First Class", which is written by Jeff Parker.

Production Updates for X-Men: First Class

May 2011

Completed

Changed X-Men: First Class movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2011

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Sep 2010

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Mar 2010

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Nov 2008

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense sequences of action and violence, some sexual content including brief partial nudity and language
Runtime: 2 hrs, 12 m
Tagline: Witness The Moment That Will Change Our World.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

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International Trailer

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Trailer Analysis

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

X-Men: First Class was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, June 3, 2011. in around 3,641 theaters There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including The Lion of Judah, Beginners and Submarine.