Mathew Vaughn Reveals His Idea For An X-Men: First Class Sequel

Mathew Vaughn Reveals His Idea For An X-Men: First Class Sequel

Speaking to Hitfix, the director of X-Men: First Class reveals that he is very much looking forward to getting to work on a sequel, and even speaks about how he may open the film..

By MarkCassidy - May 24, 2011 10:05 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men: First Class
Source: Hitfix

In an interview over at HitFix, Vaughn reveals a possible opening scene for a sequel to his current X-Men movie..

When asked if he would be willing to return for a sequel with this cast..



"Yeah, definitely. I really loved working with them, and with Michael [Fassbender] and James [McAvoy], the chemistry was really lovely. I've got some ideas for the opening for the next film. I thought it would be fun to open with the Kennedy Assassination, and we reveal that the magic bullet was controlled by Magneto. That would explain the physics of it, and we see that he's pissed off because Kennedy took all the credit for saving the world and mutants weren't even mentioned. And we could go from there, and I've got some fun ideas about what other mutants to bring in. I don't want to tempt fate, though. If the film's a hit, of course I'd be interested. I really enjoyed making it."


Well, if the audiences likes it as much as the reviewers have I wouldn't worry about a demand for a sequel anyway. Another interesting tidbit from the interview is Vaughn discussing his decision to have Sebastian Shaw(Kevin Bacon) in slightly less over the top attire than his comic book counterpart sports..

"He was the villain… no, the character, that I was most afraid of. I kept thinking, 'Are we going to pull Shaw off?' And the comic book version made me nervous, and I would argue with Lauren [Shuler-Donner] about it, and she'd say, 'He must have the ponytail and the cravat.' And I would argue, 'He is going to look like an Austin Powers villain, Lauren. We cannot do that. I have to make the movie work, and Kevin Bacon with a ponytail and a cravat dressed as an 18th-century fop will look ridiculous.'"


So for those wondering why Bacon didn't look like Shaw from the comic(although I would have thought it was obvious myself:), there you go! But what do you think of Vaughn's idea for the sequel set up? There is much more from him over at Hitfix so be sure to click the link below to check it out.

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JatevinM
JatevinM - 5/24/2011, 10:42 AM
That is a really good idea. I would love to see the actual first class with the addition of Storm in the sequel.
Hellsing
Hellsing - 5/24/2011, 10:51 AM
I like the idea A LOT surprisingly, like the fact that he's using history to set things up. But lets see how well it does in the box office first love vaughn so I hope it doesn't do too bad.
GrimeKid
GrimeKid - 5/24/2011, 10:54 AM
LOL. I love this quote: "I thought it would be fun to open with the Kennedy Assassination"

Joking aside, that's a great idea.
BACKDOORCHIJAD
BACKDOORCHIJAD - 5/24/2011, 10:58 AM
Having Magneto as the villian in an X-Men movie, that's unheard of!
Ruben
Ruben - 5/24/2011, 11:02 AM
That's a great idea, vaughn is the greatest lol
elcaballerooscuro92
elcaballerooscuro92 - 5/24/2011, 11:10 AM
i saw kevin bacon with a pony tail in some queen latifah movie
CapFan79
CapFan79 - 5/24/2011, 11:23 AM
Good idea. I like that they can retcon real history to make a nice plot twist. It was one of the things I liked about Wolverine. There's a lot of stuff to play with in the 60's. They could have MLK and other things happening along with the JFK assassination. Sirhan Sirhan could have been an mutant who killed RFK.
Sephiroth925
Sephiroth925 - 5/24/2011, 11:23 AM
cyclops sucks lol. but i'd definitely love to see another first class, as well as a direct sequel to the original x-trilogy. have quicksilver, scarlet witch and apocalypse in there eventually.
Brashlight
Brashlight - 5/24/2011, 11:26 AM
I think that is a great idea. I would really enjoy something like that, and over time while they create these first class movies they reboot the original 3 in 5-10 years and we get some great X-Men flicks. Although i will admit i did like the first 3 and most of origins.
Illuminatus
Illuminatus - 5/24/2011, 11:27 AM
En Sabah Nur. 'Nuff said.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 5/24/2011, 11:34 AM
Wow. That would be [frick]ing amazing. Great find ROR! :)
nuck82
nuck82 - 5/24/2011, 11:36 AM
magic bullet sounds like a good idea, but if they do a next one, it has to be the real 1st class in it please
spectre88
spectre88 - 5/24/2011, 11:41 AM
Sounds like a cool idea. Marvel should use it when they eventually get the right back after this movie fails!!!
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 5/24/2011, 11:42 AM
Really like how Mutants can be associated in the normal world events! :D
very interesting.

CapFan79
CapFan79 - 5/24/2011, 11:43 AM
You know what could be cool too? Maybe Prof X somehow knows about the assassination and tries to stop Lee Harvey from shooting using telepathy/mind control, but Magneto still makes the gun fire! That would make for an intersting dynamic.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 5/24/2011, 11:43 AM
Why not?!:T

If they bring Mr. Sinister in as the main villain!:) It would be great!

by the way if they would have made the 18th Century clothing in the right way im sure it would have been great!:)
The Clothes are one of the major thing what makes the Hellfire Club unique.
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 5/24/2011, 11:47 AM
Holy!!!!! If they did that in the first 10 minutes I would walk out of the theatre after that scene and give it a 5 out of 5 star rating automatically.
Lert
Lert - 5/24/2011, 11:48 AM
...but i thought it was clear that "The Comedian" was the one on the grassy knoll!!
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/24/2011, 11:49 AM
oh great a sequel (rolls eyes)

unless its got cyclops,jean grey,iceman,angel & the beast in it.

don't f*ckin bother.
luckylu
luckylu - 5/24/2011, 11:50 AM
the only way i would have seen first class is if he said the original 5 would be in the sequel, but he didnt
nld3
nld3 - 5/24/2011, 11:53 AM
No please not Magneto killing Kennedy.
GillytheKid33
GillytheKid33 - 5/24/2011, 11:54 AM
Hahaha @Cap
Thats so unamerican of you ;).

But kidding aside thats a great idea. But I would rather leave Magneto as the main villain till the 3rd if they have one. Sinister should be in the next film doin somthing. Idk what cause I dont know much about him, but everybody thinks its his time so they should!
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 5/24/2011, 11:54 AM
@luckylu, did he say they wouldnt?
Xandera
Xandera - 5/24/2011, 11:54 AM
Sounds like a good start... don't know about the rest of the movie... but a good start...



Guys, check out the Fourteenth Sub-chapter of WHITE FIRE... Shadow Blood!

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Fogs
Fogs - 5/24/2011, 11:54 AM
I like the idea of throwing the backstory of historical events, with undisclosed mutant/anti-mutant parties involved. Sounds cool.
LeeShard
LeeShard - 5/24/2011, 11:55 AM
We don't want a sequel.... finish this franchise and let MARVEL STUDIOS have it back!

Also no talk of the ORIGINAL FIVE!

Shock lol, told you it ain't happening ever until its back at Marvel!
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 5/24/2011, 11:55 AM
@Gilly, lol I didn't say im happy he got killed, but adding that scene would be epic.
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 5/24/2011, 11:59 AM
@Leee, who's "we?" Would that be you and Marvel72?
BRandom
BRandom - 5/24/2011, 12:00 PM
@alexdelarge. I Agree, i would love to see Mr. Sinister as the main villain in the next one!

I feel like this will be the best X-men film to date!!
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 5/24/2011, 12:10 PM
I'm not wild about the X-men resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis already... I'm certainly not looking to see them involved in every historic event since the 60's.

Humans resolved the Cuban Missile Crisis. It actually says something good about us as a species that even pushed to the brink, we're not that self-destructive. Now the X-men film seems to suggest that, yep... we're that destructive, and only through super-human intervention can we be saved. [frick] that.
Blackmatter
Blackmatter - 5/24/2011, 12:10 PM
Hm..this could be the best Xmen movie to date
Kinda wish the Juggernaut was in it tho bit ch
luckylu
luckylu - 5/24/2011, 12:12 PM
@captainamerica-lmao check home page again. you lose
CaptainDC
CaptainDC - 5/24/2011, 12:12 PM
In the sequel he can bring in how Professor X develops Storm, Jean Grey, and Cyclops to be his top x-men. While Magneto shapes Mystique to be on his side, but someone who is kind of good. Also bring in toad, and possibly sabertooth, but doubt sabertooth. And then they can square off, mutant vs. mutant, then we can see how the feud grows even more
Newbus
Newbus - 5/24/2011, 12:12 PM
I think Vaughn was joking about the Kennedy assassination. They wouldn't dream of doing that...wouldn't they?

And Bacon still wouldn't look like Shaw even if you slapped on a pony tail and cravat.
HAQ
HAQ - 5/24/2011, 12:22 PM
LMFAO Lauren Shuler-Donner doesn't know shit how to translate comics into the movie world.
Talontd
Talontd - 5/24/2011, 12:33 PM
Is anyone else surprised that it was Lauren Shuler-Donner who was the one fighting for accuracy?!?!

Don't get me wrong, I think Vaughn made the right call, I just can't believe that it was Donner that was the one fighting to keep the character look the same as the comics, especially with the adaptations she's been involved with...
NarutoParker
NarutoParker - 5/24/2011, 1:01 PM
I loved the end of the second film when the Pheonix appeared in the water...that was amazing, but since the third film came they've screwed everything up....so I'm not entirely interested in this film, though the trailer looks good...but in the end we shall see, but I would have loved to see Apocalypse or Mister Sinister too, even though I hate that weirdo...
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