A still from X-Men First Class
While you still can't get over Wolverine from the last installment of the X-Men series, here's another mind-blowing saga from one of the most popular action franchises ever.
X-Men First Class, the latest of the X-Men films, is all set to hit theatres on June 10 and, going by the promos that have created a huge buzz across the globe, this one is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats!
Directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Becon, Rose Byrne and January Jones, among others, the film takes you back to where it all started. The story revolves around the friendship between Charles Xavier a.k.a. Professor X (McAvoy) and Erik Lensherr a.k.a. Magneto (Fassbender) before it evolved into an eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men. The 1960's setting for this film, coupled with outstanding special effects, brilliant action sequences and powerful characters, is sure to thrill you like never before.
Producer Bryan Singer explains that in spite of taking First Class into the 1960's and introducing an almost new group of mutants, the prequel will still connect with the X-Men series. "I think the chronology works; there are some liberties, but for the most part, it makes sense. The characters definitely make sense," says Bryan.
Thrilled to have played Charles Xavier's character with shades of grey and being able to explore the intriguing relationship Charles has with Magneto, James says, "Professor X and Magneto's relationship is like a powerful love story. This is the first time in their lives that they meet someone who is an equal of sorts, someone who understands them and can connect and push them as well." At the heart of it all, James adds, are Charles and Erik and the hold they have on each other.
Michael, who stars as the emotionally-scarred Erik Lehnsherr, who will become the militant mutant known as Magneto adds, "These two brilliant minds come together and their views aren't that different on some key things. As you watch them, you know that if their understanding, ability and intelligence could somehow come together, it would be really special. But the split is what makes them even more interesting and tragic."
X-Men First Class, the latest of the X-Men films, is all set to hit theatres on June 10 and, going by the promos that have created a huge buzz across the globe, this one is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seats!
Directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Becon, Rose Byrne and January Jones, among others, the film takes you back to where it all started. The story revolves around the friendship between Charles Xavier a.k.a. Professor X (McAvoy) and Erik Lensherr a.k.a. Magneto (Fassbender) before it evolved into an eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men. The 1960's setting for this film, coupled with outstanding special effects, brilliant action sequences and powerful characters, is sure to thrill you like never before.
Producer Bryan Singer explains that in spite of taking First Class into the 1960's and introducing an almost new group of mutants, the prequel will still connect with the X-Men series. "I think the chronology works; there are some liberties, but for the most part, it makes sense. The characters definitely make sense," says Bryan.
Thrilled to have played Charles Xavier's character with shades of grey and being able to explore the intriguing relationship Charles has with Magneto, James says, "Professor X and Magneto's relationship is like a powerful love story. This is the first time in their lives that they meet someone who is an equal of sorts, someone who understands them and can connect and push them as well." At the heart of it all, James adds, are Charles and Erik and the hold they have on each other.
Michael, who stars as the emotionally-scarred Erik Lehnsherr, who will become the militant mutant known as Magneto adds, "These two brilliant minds come together and their views aren't that different on some key things. As you watch them, you know that if their understanding, ability and intelligence could somehow come together, it would be really special. But the split is what makes them even more interesting and tragic."
