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Matthew Vaughn's 'X-Men: First Class' Trailer Arrives; Much More Somber & Classy Then We Expected

By Edward Davis
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February 10, 2011 10:51 AM
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It has arrived. The trailer for "X-Men: First Class" has landed (finally) and as expected, it takes us back to the beginnings of the superheroes charting the origins of Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) as they discover their powers and find their friendship tested.

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New Look At Magneto In 'X-Men: First Class'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 10, 2011 3:26 AM
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The "X-Men: First Class" trailer will debut tomorrow on Facebook of all places, but in anticipation of that momentous event, Fox has dropped a little bit of teaser of what's in store.

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Director Matthew Vaughn Compares 'X-Men: First Class' To 'Twilight' & James Bond Films

By Edward Davis
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January 23, 2011 4:57 AM
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Director Reveals Plot Details: CIA Joins Forces With X-Men, Magneto Like Sean Connery Bond, Professor X A WomanizerIf you're anything like us you generally only like (and sometimes can only tolerate) realistic super-hero films. Granted, men and (sometimes) women running around in tights battling crime or fighting super villains is never "realistic," but the films that can manage to suspend our disbelief the most -- "The Dark Knight," "X2" -- tend to be our favorites.

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Teaser Poster For 'X-Men: First Class' Revealed

By Kevin Jagernauth
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January 20, 2011 3:01 AM
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Wow, 20th Century Fox are moving quick to swing fanboy opinion after the early leak at the first look of latest batch of superhoes assembled for "X-Men: First Class" were met with negative scrutiny. Earlier in the day some new, period specific, and much better photos arrived from the film and now a fresh teaser poster has landed.

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Matthew Vaughn Hated The Leaked Image Too & More From The Cast Of 'X-Men: First Class'

By Oliver Lyttelton
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January 20, 2011 2:56 AM
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Michael Fassbender & Kevin Bacon Talk Shop; Also, Jennifer Lawrence Is All Kinds Of AwesomeTalk about dominating the news cycle: after months of relative inactivity, the 20th Century Fox promotional machine went into full gear yesterday -- perhaps a bit before was originally intended -- in support of the still-filming "X-Men: First Class," with set visits, official stills and a poster all hitting the net, hot on the heels of the underwhelming first look at the cast in full costume/make-up. Now, some of the members of the cast have been talking about the film as well, with Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Kevin Bacon (villain Sebastian Shaw) and Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique) all discussing the film with various outlets.

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Now That's Muuuuch Better: More Realistic 'X-Men: First Class' Photos Appear Online

By Edward Davis
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January 19, 2011 11:29 AM
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Director Matthew Vaughn Says He's Never Felt This Much "Pressure" On Making A MovieOK, this is muuuuuch better. Recent photos of Matthew Vaughn's "X-Men: First Class" leaked on the Internet with the cast in costume and well, they essentially looked like cast off test images from Brett Ratner's "X-Men: The Last Stand" -- definitely not anyone's favorite of the "X-Men" franchise. Heralded as a back-to-basics prequel set in the '60s, the leaked image -- apparently it wasn't ready for public consumption, but once it's out it's out -- seemed to be antithetical to the idea of a group of mutants first finding one another and eventually becoming part of a school of mutants and then a super hero team.

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First Look At The Cast Of 'X-Men: First Class' In Costume

By Kevin Jagernauth
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January 18, 2011 7:44 AM
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Update: MSN have unveiled the final version of the first look at the cast of X-Men in costume, check after the jump for a closer look at the X-Men.

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January Jones Says Emma Frost's Transition To Diamond Form Will Be Completely CGI

By Kevin Jagernauth
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January 4, 2011 10:05 AM
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Believe it or not, "X-Men: First Class" is only six months away from hitting theaters, and the marketing machine will be gearing up (trailer soon please?) and it seems to have already begun as "Mad Men" star January Jones recently spoke to the LA Times about her role in the film as sexy mutant Emma Frost.

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The Playlist's Most Anticipated Films Of 2011 - Part 2

By Kevin Jagernauth
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January 4, 2011 4:15 AM
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Alright, continuing with our Most Anticipated Films of 2011 series which will roughly be in four parts (unfortunately, character/size limits prevent us from doing one massive feature). Here's part one which we published yesterday. If you're wondering where some of the tentpoles were yesterday -- "X-Men: First Class," "Cowboys And Aliens" and "Sherlock Holmes" -- well, they're here. If you were asking, whether indie-driven auteurs would be represented -- Lynne Ramsay's return with "We Need To Talk About Kevin," Mike Mills' "Beginners" or David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method" -- well, they're all here too. The way these lists are lumped together is a bit arbitrary, so don't fret, lots and lots more Most Anticipated Films of 2011.

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First Synopsis For Matthew Vaughn's 'X-Men: First Class' Unveils Armageddon As Villain? Doubtful

By Simon Dang
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December 12, 2010 4:46 AM
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Armageddon Revealed As Villain? It Remains To Be SeenA synopsis, allegedly the official one to Matthew Vaughn's "X-Men: First Class," has been making the rounds online, and if correct, it provides confirmation of the story's plot while, at the same time, hinting to audiences at other details of the story (emails to 20th Century Fox to verify the synopsis were not answered over the weekend).

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