X-Men First Class Archive

  • MICHAEL FASSBENDER (Inglourious Basterds, Hunger) chats about bending metal, being Bond, and starring as Erik Lehnsherr in the brilliant summer blockbuster X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. **X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is in UK cinemas from 1 June. MMM: These characters were established in the comic books but also on screen by Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. So where did you look to inform your portrayal of them? Fassbender: I think when I found out I’d got the job I...

    Michael Fassbender – X-Men: First Class

    MICHAEL FASSBENDER (Inglourious Basterds, Hunger) chats about bending metal, being Bond, and starring as Erik Lehnsherr in the brilliant summer blockbuster X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. **X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is in UK cinemas from 1 June. MMM: These characters were established in the comic books but also on screen by Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. So where did you look to inform your portrayal of them? Fassbender: I think when I found out I’d got the job I...

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  • JAMES MCAVOY (Atonement) stars as Charles Xavier in the rockin’ reboot of the X-Men movie franchise, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. McAvoy chats about ninja stunts, going bald eventually, and growing up with the X-Men. **X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is in UK cinemas from 1 June. MMM: How familiar were you with X-Men prior to being in the film? McAvoy: I was first aware of the cartoon while I was growing up… when I was about 12 years old they...

    James McAvoy – X-Men: First Class

    JAMES MCAVOY (Atonement) stars as Charles Xavier in the rockin’ reboot of the X-Men movie franchise, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. McAvoy chats about ninja stunts, going bald eventually, and growing up with the X-Men. **X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is in UK cinemas from 1 June. MMM: How familiar were you with X-Men prior to being in the film? McAvoy: I was first aware of the cartoon while I was growing up… when I was about 12 years old they...

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  • KEVIN BACON talks about playing a mutant and swaggering about as Sebastian Shaw in the fantastic new movie, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. **X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is in UK cinemas from 1 June MMM: How familiar were you with X-Men prior to being in the film? Bacon: I didn’t grow up so much with comics. I had a few but it wasn’t really a big part of my childhood. But I knew the films and one of...

    Kevin Bacon – X-Men: First Class

    KEVIN BACON talks about playing a mutant and swaggering about as Sebastian Shaw in the fantastic new movie, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. **X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is in UK cinemas from 1 June MMM: How familiar were you with X-Men prior to being in the film? Bacon: I didn’t grow up so much with comics. I had a few but it wasn’t really a big part of my childhood. But I knew the films and one of...

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  • JANE GOLDMAN, the screenwriter behind Stardust and Kick-Ass, reunites with director Matthew Vaughn for her latest movie, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, a superb addition to the comic book’s on-screen world. **X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is in UK cinemas from 1 June. MMM: How tricky was it to ensure this origins story fits seamlessly within the X-Men universe? Goldman: I think it would actually be impossible to write any story that fits in with every single part of...

    Jane Goldman – X-Men: First Class

    JANE GOLDMAN, the screenwriter behind Stardust and Kick-Ass, reunites with director Matthew Vaughn for her latest movie, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, a superb addition to the comic book’s on-screen world. **X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is in UK cinemas from 1 June. MMM: How tricky was it to ensure this origins story fits seamlessly within the X-Men universe? Goldman: I think it would actually be impossible to write any story that fits in with every single part of...

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  • JASON FLEMYNG talks about working with friend and director Matthew Vaughn on his latest movie, the extremely kick-ass X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. **X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is in UK cinemas from 1 June. MMM: How familiar were you with X-Men prior to being in the film? Flemyng: Matt [Vaughn, director] was going to do one of the other X-Men films earlier on, so I was aware of them then and I was going to play The Beast....

    Jason Flemyng – X-Men: First Class

    JASON FLEMYNG talks about working with friend and director Matthew Vaughn on his latest movie, the extremely kick-ass X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. **X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is in UK cinemas from 1 June. MMM: How familiar were you with X-Men prior to being in the film? Flemyng: Matt [Vaughn, director] was going to do one of the other X-Men films earlier on, so I was aware of them then and I was going to play The Beast....

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