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

The premise has compelling elements to it, says producer Bryan Singer. “Just doing younger mutants is not enough. The story needs to be more than that. I love the relationship between Magneto and Xavier, these two men who have diametrically opposite points of view but still manage to be friends — to a point. They are the ultimate frenemies.”

STATUS: Filming.

RELEASE DATE: June 3, 2011

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CAST & CREW:

Director:

• Matthew Vaughn

Writers:

• Jamie Moss
• Jane Goldman

Producers:

• Lauren Shuler Donner
• Bryan Singer
• Simon Kinberg
• Gregory Goodman
• Tarquin Pack

Cast:

• James McAvoy (Charles Xavier)
• Michael Fassbender (Magneto)
• Kevin Bacon (Sebastian Shaw)
• January Jones (Emma Frost)
• Edi Gathegi (Darwin)
• Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique)
• Nicholas Hoult (Beast)
• Caleb Landry Jones (Banshee)
• Lucas Till (Havok)
• Zoe Kravitz (Angel Salvadore)
• Rose Byrne (Dr. Moira MacTaggert)
• Oliver Platt (Man in Black)
• Jason Flemyng (Azazel)
• Rose Byrne (Dr. Moira MacTaggert)
• Oliver Platt (The Man in Black)

Crew:

• Cinematographer: Ben Seresin
• Music: Henry Jackman
• Editors: Jon Harris and Eddie Hamilton
• Production Designer: Russell De Rozario
• Art Director: Paul Booth, John King
• Makeup Effects: Spectral Motion
• Costume Designer: Sammy Sheldon
• Previsualization Supervisor: Rpin Suwannath
• Previsualization Sequences: The Third Floor
• Casting: Lucinda Syson