Nick Hoult On Playing Beast And A Filming Location Hints At X-Men First Class Being Set In The 1960's!

Nick Hoult On Playing Beast And A Filming Location Hints At X-Men First Class Being Set In The 1960's!

The actor briefly talks about getting the role while the reveal of a possible filming location seems to indicate that some, or all, of the upcoming movie will be set in the 1960's...

By JoshWilding - Jul 28, 2010 03:07 PM EST
Filed Under: X-Men: First Class
Source: Reading Post

"I've just started training for it and getting into physical shape for the character as there's quite a bit of action," the actor told UK newspaper The Reading Post. "It’s just about getting prepared as much as I can in the very short time I have before we start filming."

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"I'm very excited. I am a big fan of the X-Men films and have been reading a lot of the comics. It's a fascinating world with so many interesting characters when you get your head into it. The films are really well put together and it’s great to be a part of them. A lot of my friends are also fans and massively looking forward to it."




They also came across a pretty big scoop regarding a possible filming location for the movie. Apparently, "a photographer from 20th Century Fox visited The University of Reading on July 16 and spent half an hour taking pictures of older buildings on the Whiteknights campus."

However, the biggest bit of information contained in the article was a hint that the movie will be set in the 1960's as Fox are apparently looking for building that fit in that era!

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The snapper was looking for inspiration and possible locations and was keen to grab plenty of pictures around the university’s 60s architecture to fit in with the era of the new movie."

When asked whether or not X-Men: First Class will definitely be filming at Reading University, their spokeswoman Rona Cheeseman told the paper that, "The photographer had seen some of the buildings on the university website and asked to come down and take some pictures. You never know!"




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TANKGIRL
TANKGIRL - 7/28/2010, 3:52 PM
no cyclop no jean grey no ice man no angel and yes to the beast

[frick] fox
marvel72
marvel72 - 7/28/2010, 3:55 PM
@ joshw cool news,mate.
intresting that some of or all of the film the maybe set in the 60s.
just think if had the original team battling magneto it would be almost the same as the original 60s x-men 1 comic.
that would be [frick]ing shit hot.
problem is if emma frost is involved in a love triangle with professor x & magneto.
she would be about 60 years old now.
i want this to be comic film of the year,but think its gonna fail.
bleedthefreak
bleedthefreak - 7/28/2010, 3:55 PM
hey i saw him on castle as the preppy murderer
RedDevil
RedDevil - 7/28/2010, 3:57 PM
Him as beast.....hmmm....interesting, wouldn't have expected that at all.
UnfriendlySpidey
UnfriendlySpidey - 7/28/2010, 3:59 PM
hmmmm interesting developments....XO:W didn't feel like it was set in the 60's, maybe that's just me....cool concept in itself but Fox is bouncing the consistency of this franchise like a super ball
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 7/28/2010, 4:02 PM
Hmmm can't see it happening, dunno if the 1960's means X-MEN, probably more PROF X's early life!?

No to a BORIGINS spin-off/prequel, REBOOT this sucker FOX!

Make a REAL X-MEN movie! : P
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 7/28/2010, 4:04 PM
TEA @ SNAP! : D
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 7/28/2010, 4:15 PM
Thanks guys! :)

tea/LEE: I agree, that makes the most sense! However, I think it could be interesting to see what Matthew Vaughn would do with a reboot set in the 1960's and based completely off the classic comic books...not gonna happen though, lol! :P And even if they did do that, Fox will [frick] it up regardless of what decade it's set in!
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 7/28/2010, 4:21 PM
[frick] people who say [frick] fox
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 7/28/2010, 4:22 PM
Nice one Josh, this kids a pretty good actor..not sure I would have ever thought of him as Beast but I can't complain about the cast Vaughn has gathered for this so far.
HULK2099
HULK2099 - 7/28/2010, 4:26 PM
I hope beast isnt blue, do the original
KeithM
KeithM - 7/28/2010, 4:41 PM
@LEEE: "Make a REAL X-MEN movie!"

I completely disagree with this.

Don't make one at all. Let it rot, let the sets burn down (without anybody getting hurt ofc), let Fox file for bankruptcy - anything so this doesn't get made and the X-verse goes back to Marvel.

@BB: It means nobody at Fox gives a [frick].
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 7/28/2010, 4:44 PM
Yaay I love Nick Hoult xxx
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 7/28/2010, 4:48 PM
"Don't make one at all. Let it rot, let the sets burn down (without anybody getting hurt ofc), let Fox file for bankruptcy - anything so this doesn't get made and the X-verse goes back to Marvel."

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!! Fox has enough money to [frick] up the X-Men 1,000 times over with all the money it made off of Avatar.
KeithM
KeithM - 7/28/2010, 4:57 PM
@Cap: Don't kick me when I'm down. I'm hurting here dammit. ;)
AverageCitizen99
AverageCitizen99 - 7/28/2010, 5:17 PM
Cool find! I think the 60's era might just be for flashbacks. It would be interesting if it were set in that era like how deadpool described it. Though as Unfriendly pointed out, Wolverine didn't have that 60's feeling. I guess it did a little bit. But this might be interesting. :)

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/AverageCitizen99/news/?a=20759
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 7/28/2010, 5:58 PM
lol no kicking, just saying. I really hope that Disney helps Marvel buy back some rights to their characters but for now ill be happy :)
Urban8er
Urban8er - 7/28/2010, 6:44 PM
Just give the X Men back to Marvel!!!! Then we'll get an x men movie we've wanted since X2
Luigi
Luigi - 7/28/2010, 7:14 PM
Maybe this is set before Jean Grey/Cyclops joined?
deadpoox
deadpoox - 7/28/2010, 7:28 PM
YESSSSS IN THE 1960S OMFG I AM SEEING THIS
ghostpudding
ghostpudding - 7/28/2010, 8:30 PM
@luigi they came in before beast
eleven11
eleven11 - 7/28/2010, 10:02 PM
we want to give this movie a chance but really shows total failure without the original 5.
Superheromoviefan
Superheromoviefan - 7/28/2010, 11:14 PM
Another fail x-men movie
breakUbatman
breakUbatman - 7/28/2010, 11:21 PM
Isnt the 60's a bit too far back seeing as were in 2010. If that portion involves the first roster of X-Men then the whole series would either be on a sliding timescale or Cyclops and co will be in their 40's and 50's. Then again if this a prequel they'd be forgetting that the first movie was set in the "near" future.

Hopefully the 60's bit just involves Charles and Eric
BubbaDude
BubbaDude - 7/29/2010, 4:23 AM
This whole thing looks like a big steaming pile of crap
SHAZAMbizznitch
SHAZAMbizznitch - 8/1/2010, 5:42 AM
@Logan-X

[frick] you. Us bitching about X-3 has NOTHING to do with this. I thought it was pretty damned clear by now that they don't give a flying flip what we think. If anything, the reason they've decided to make all these prequels is because no one can think of a way to recover the X-Men from the trainwreck that was X-3. [frick] you, and have a nice day.
MONTEZ
MONTEZ - 8/2/2010, 11:02 AM
lmfao, they cast him as beast! he is better off playing iceman or angel. set in the 60's? lol, i continue to pray this film never gets made. lol, in the 60's? i can see it starting that way with really young xavier and magneto but staying in the 60's fro the whole film. fox is at it again.
MONTEZ
MONTEZ - 8/2/2010, 11:09 AM
@logan, i blame you! because idiot fans like you who want the fox-men we continue to get the fox-men. damn right we bitched about x3. you really think an x4 would have been any better? look at what they did with wolverine, and that was after us bitching about x3 and we still got a half ass flick. you are to blame for this. dumb fans who continue to back up fox. open your eyes.
MONTEZ
MONTEZ - 8/2/2010, 11:12 AM
also think we should stop using the poto of the original five when it comes to first class. it gets me pissed even more cause we all know that will not happen. i vote to even stop calling them the x-men and just call them the mutants, fox-men, or the imposters.
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