X-Men: First Class
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Friday, August 20th, 2010Source: Superherohype/AICN
Major details have emerged from Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class. The following comes from AICN’s informal phone call with producer Bryan Singer:
First Class is said to take place in the 1960’s and will heavily play with the style of the day. Audiences will see John F. Kennedy as President and the parallel storyline of [...]
January Jones and More Join ‘X-Men: First Class’!
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010January Jones (Mad Men) is now confirmed to have stepped into the X-Men: First Class role of Emma Frost, reports Variety.
Jones scored the role over Alice Eve who was previously offered the role but couldn’t come to a deal. Rosamund Pike was also previously rumoured to play Frost. The telepathic character, also known as the White [...]
Rose Byrne, Jason Flemyng and Oliver Platt Join ‘X-Men: First Class’
Monday, August 16th, 2010Australian actress Rose Byrne (”Damages”) is in negotiations to play Moira MacTaggert in Matthew Vaughn’s “X-Men First Class” for 20th Century Fox says The Hollywood Reporter.
In the comics MacTaggert is a scientist and an authority on genetic mutation who also serves as the love interest of Charles Xavier (James McAvoy).
Meanwhile Jason Flemyng (”Clash of the [...]
Edi Gathegi is Darwin in ‘X-Men: First Class’
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010As reported on /Film:
Twilight vampire Edi Gathegi has signed on to join the cast of Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class, according to Deadline. Edi will be playing the mutant named Darwin, who was originally created by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Pete Woods. He first appeared in X-Men: Deadly Genesis #2, and according to Marvel’s [...]
Jennifer Lawrence is Mystique; Bacon Confirmed!
Thursday, July 15th, 2010Source: Superherohype
Heat Vision reports that Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone) will play Mystique in 20th Century Fox’s X-Men: First Class, and Variety has confirmed that Kevin Bacon has signed to play the villain, though which character is still under wraps.
The two join James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Alice Eve, Nicholas Hoult and Caleb Landry Jones in the [...]
Kevin Bacon as ‘X-Men: First Class’ Villain?!
Friday, July 9th, 2010Deadline New York is reporting that Kevin Bacon is negotiating to play the villain role in X-Men: First Class. They don’t say who the villain may be.
So, who could he be? My initial thoughts – Mr. Sinister maybe? Or maybe they’re going with the less dramatic and stick with the political stand point and use [...]
Lucas Till is Havok in ‘X-Men: First Class’!
Thursday, July 8th, 2010Interesting news day for Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class, as Entertainment Weekly has reported that 19-year-old Lucas Till (Walk the Line, The Spy Next Door) is in negotiations to play the role of Alexander “Alex” Summers aka Havok, the younger brother of the X-Men’s Cyclops. But EW warns that some of the role named might [...]
Beast and Banshee Cast in ‘X-Men: First Class’!
Thursday, July 8th, 2010Superherohype has confirmed that Nicholas Hoult will be playing Beast and Caleb Landry Jones will be playing Banshee in Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class.
Hoult gave a breakout performance in 2002’s About a Boy, and can be seen in Clash of the Titans and most recently in A Single Man.
Jones is best known for his role on [...]
Aaron Johnson as a Young Cyclops?
Thursday, July 8th, 2010Aaron Johnson, the Kick-Ass star, is reportedly cast as the young Scott Summers, aka Cyclops, in Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class.
News of Johnson’s involvement broke a couple of months ago when the actor was spotted having lunch with director Matthew Vaughn and actor James McAvoy, who was later cast as a young Charles Xavier. Now, [...]
Casting Roundup – ‘X-Men: FC’, ‘Captain America’, ‘Green Lantern’!
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Latino Review reports that Caleb Landry Jones (”The Last Exorcism,” “Friday Night Lights”) has emerged as the top contender for the role of Sean Cassidy aka Banshee in “X-Men: First Class”. Alice Eve (”She’s Out of My League”) has scored the role of Emma Frost in “X-Men: First Class” for 20th Century Fox reports Heat [...]
Michael Fassbender Chooses ‘X-Men: FC’!
Friday, June 25th, 2010Source: /Film, Showbiz411
Earlier this month, it was also reported that Matthew Vaughn wanted Michael Fassbender of Inglourious Basterds and Hunger for the role of Magneto in X-Men: First Class. At the time it was said that the actor was also being pursued to play the bad guy in Sony’s Spider-Man reboot, but the actor can [...]
Benjamin Walker as Beast in ‘X-Men: First Class’?
Friday, June 18th, 2010Showbiz411 is reporting that Benjamin Walker has joined the cast of Matthew Vaughn’s ‘X-Men: First Class’. Walker is set to play Hank McCoy. Kesley Grammer previously played the blue-furred Beast in X-Men: The Last Stand.
Here is the clip from the site:
Matthew Vaughn’s “X Men: First Class” is picking up another cast member. Benjamin Walker, star [...]