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X-Men: First Class
Release Date:
To Be Determined
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Some News and Rumors
2/1/2010
-Patrick Stewart (Professor X) doesn't expect his involvement with X-Men: First Class, as he thinks that the producers are looking for younger actors.
-Though express his interest in working with Ian McKellan(Magneto) again.
source:Trekmovie
1/16/2010
-Shawn Ashmore(Iceman) said it is unlikely that he will reprise his role on the series but he is hoping he could come back.
+"Those films are always a blast to make, and working with Bryan is amazing. It’d be awesome to do another X-Men film, and it’s too bad that there probably won’t be a role for me, but who knows?"
+"The universe is huge and they keep making those films. You never know - hopefully, I’ll get the chance to play Iceman one more time."
source:DigitalSpy
12/22/2009
-Bryan Singer talks about X-Men: First Class
+"This story would probably utilise some of the Magneto story because it deals with a young Magneto, so it might supersede that because this would explore that relationship between a young energetic professor and a disenfranchised victim of the Holocaust."
-What made him return to the Franchise
+ "It started with a conversation between (Fox co-chairman) Tom Rothman and me some time ago. We not only concluded a deal, but I've written a pretty concise treatment. There's a story that I really want to tell."
+"It's basically about the formation of the X-Men. How they began and the relationship between a young Xavier and a young Magneto. "
+"It's been about 10 years since the first X-Men, and this is a nice opportunity to look back at the origins of that universe. The X-Men universe is boundless. These are great characters. And as young characters, they are quite different than the characters we have seen in the contemporary movies."
-Having Jamie Moss as his writer
+ "He's a really good writer, and of the writers I met with, he interpreted my story the best and brought the most to it."
+"Because I'm so actively involved in the script development of my movies, I'm very hands-on, I need a certain kind of writer and a certain kind of availability to me. And he fitted that bill. He's quite talented."
source: HeatVisionBlog
12/16/2009
-Bryan singer confirmed in returning to the X-Men Franchise
DIRECTOR and some of the MAJOR CASTS
Director:
Bryan Singer(?)
#c: I'm not really excited about Singer for this one, after what happened with Superman Returns, but then again X-Men was Singer's baby there's a chance he would deliver us an entertaining movie... again. Here's us hoping.
No casts are yet attached
X-MEN LIVE CBM HISTORY 101
For they who are not one of us :)
Brief Comic History:
The X-Men are a superhero team in the Marvel Comics Universe. They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963). Under a cloud of increasing anti-mutant sentiment, Professor Xavier created a haven at his Westchester mansion to train young mutants to use their powers for the benefit of humanity, and to prove mutants can be heroes.[2] Xavier recruited Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Beast and Jean Grey, calling them "X-Men" because they possess special powers due to their possession of the "X-Gene", a gene normal humans lack but which gives Mutants their abilities. Early on, however, the "X" in X-Men stood for "extra" power which normal humans lacked. It was alluded to that the mutations were incurred as a result of radiation exposure. All five original X-Men, including Professor Xavier were stated to be the children of parents who worked on atomic weapons for the United States military.
Early issues introduced the team's arch enemy, Magneto and his Brotherhood of Mutants, who would continue to battle the X-Men for decades throughout the comic's history. The X-Men comics have been adapted into other media, including animated television series, video games, and a successful series of films.
Live CBM History:
(2000)
X-Men first live movie outing was in 2000, this was directed by Bryan Singer. The X-Men here was comprise of Professor X, Cyclops, Storm, Jean Grey, a newly recruited Wolverine with Rogue and some of the X-Kids giving cameos.
(2003)
Their next outing was still directed by Singer, their roster here comprises of the same X-Men on the first movie plus Nightcrawler and some of the X-kids joining in the fray like Colossus, Iceman and Rogue.
(2006)
The third movie was directed by Brett Ratner, Nightcrawler from X2 did not join the X-Men but we see Beast, Angel and Shadowcat joining the team. Jean Grey goes to the dark side in this one and becomes the Phoenix.
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