X-Men: First Class
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| Directed by | Matthew Vaughn |
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| Produced by | Lauren Shuler Donner Simon Kinberg |
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| Cinematography | John Mathieson |
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| Music by | Henry Jackman |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox[1][2] |
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Running time | 131 minutes[3][4] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $140–160 million[6][4] |
| Box office | $353 million[4] |
X-Men: First Class (stylized on-screen as X: First Class) is a 2011 superhero movie. It is based on the fictional Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men. Directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman and Vaughn, the film stars an ensemble cast led by James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Oliver Platt, and Kevin Bacon.It is both a prequel and soft reboot to X-Men (2000), the fifth installment in the X-Men movie series, and the first film in the X-Men prequel quadrilogy.
The movie is the fifth installment of the X-Men Cinematic Universe and is the first movie of the X-Men: Beginnings series.
Cast
[change | change source]- James McAvoy as Charles Xavier / Professor X
- Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
- Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme / Mystique
- Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy / Beast
- January Jones as Emma Frost
- Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw
- Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert
- Lucas Till as Alex Summers / Havok
- Hugh Jackman as Logan Howlett / Wolverine (cameo)
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "X-Men First Class (2011)". British Film Institute. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (2011)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ Bentley, David (May 23, 2011). "X-Men: First Class gets a UK rating and official running time". Coventry Telegraph. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- 1 2 3 "X-Men: First Class (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- 1 2 "Film: X-Men: First Class". European Audiovisual Observatory. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- ↑ McClintock, Pamela (June 2, 2011). "Box Office Preview: 'X-Men: First Class' Expected to Bump 'Hangover II' From Top Spot". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
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