Setting, story and character details have emerged for Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming movie, X-Men: First Class
Now that Matthew Vaughn seems to have finished casting for his ensemble X-Men: First Class movie (although we said that this time last week, and watched as three more names were subsequently added to the call sheet), the film can get set to go before the cameras in the coming month. And, thanks to a conversation between its producer, Bryan Singer, and AICN, we've now got much more of an idea as to what the film will be about.
Singer confirmed to the site that the movie is going to be set in the 1960s, and will adopt a feel appropriate to the decade. So, we'll see John F Kennedy as president of the US and, basically, be seeing a First Class story that's set before the one that we've seen in the comic books.
As for what we can expect to see in the film, AICN reports that "We will see how Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr met - and how they dreamt of a future with Mutant and Human kind. They're going to be in their late twenties. Xavier - as played by James McAvoy will not be in his wheelchair to begin the film - but we will see how he wound up in a wheelchair.".
Also, "We'll see McAvoy and Fassbender's Magneto formulate what it is they are attempting by creating the X-Men," and it's also been confirmed that Sebastian Shaw - as played by Kevin Bacon - will be the villain of the piece.
Singer also confirmed that the film has a James Bond influence to it (not least for its European feel, and adopting of the technology of the time), and that we'll be seeing the Hellfire Club in the movie too.
X-Men: First Class is set for release on June 3rd 2011. And you can read the AICN piece right here.