Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were originally the Romani children of Romani parents Django and Marya Maximoff. Ten Marvel started messing with their history so that it was believed they were the children of Magneto and his then-wife Magda, Magda leaving Magneto before their birth, taking sanctuary with the High Evolutionary. Magda fled again, dying of […]
Here's an example.Robert Sheehan, best loved as Misfits' Nathan, has told Hot Press that the role of Banshee in X-Men: First Class was tailored to suit him:
I was cast in X-Men I was going to be Banshee, originally an Irish superhero, and Jane Goldman wrote it for me Wrote it for little ol' Rob! So yeah, that[...]
X-Men won't be out until the summer of 2014 or 15 or whatever.In X-Men: First Class I tried to get this thing across which they didn't really run with I had the idea that Charles Xavier was a bit conceited But that is his privileged nature, even though he has a natural empathy His whole[...]
Three more mutants are in for X-Men: Days of Future Past while two stars of First Class seem likely to be crossed off the list.January Jones played Emma Frost in First Class while Rose Byrne played Moira McTaggert They didn't have much screen time together but there was that one scene where both were stripped down[...]
Ian McKellen may have originated the role of Magneto in X-Men, X2, and X-Men The Last Stand, but Michael Fassbender definitely made it his own in X-Men First Class Host Grace Randolph, from Beyond The Trailer, and guest Alan Kistler talk about the history of Magneto aka Erik Lensherr and his relationship with the X-Men,[...]
While playing coy about what they might be, she does, perhaps accidentally, confirm that one of them is the X-Men: First Class sequel That's one heck of an upgrade from Simon Kinberg, author of the initial draft She pretty much aced it last time around, so I'm glad to see her officially back.Here's Ben's video[...]
Think of it as "The Anatomy of a Scare." Do keep an eye out for that, it's very interesting.Now, after sitting down with the trio to come up with their contributions to that article, I was also able to sneak a quick word with Goldman about her other projects - and, yes, whether or not[...]
Fox are said to have just closed the deal for Matthew Vaughn to direct a sequel to X-Men: First Class Deadline's report has it that Bryan Singer will return to produce, and Simon Kinberg is writing the screenplay, as previously noted.There was much talk of what such a sequel might entail, and Vaughn is full[...]
Last we heard, Simon Kinberg was working on a script for the sequel to X-Men: First Class, though it's probably worth mentioning that this was not formally announced and came from, ultimately, an anonymous source.More transparent, I suppose, is info direct from those involved in the films During interviews to promote Arthur Christmas, James McAvoy[...]
Two recent reports indicate the imminent arrival of an X-Men: First Class sequel.In order to promote the film's release onto DVD and Blu-ray in the UK this week, Jason Flemyng did a series of interviews More than once he mentioned that work had started on a sequel Here's a quote from Digital Spy:
There was a[...]
The rather superb X-Men: First Class is released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US tomorrow You know you want it.As part of the promotional push, some outlets have attended an event with Lauren Shuler Donner, producer of this and the other X-movies.She's been speaking very candidly, and not just about the films that were[...]
When the rather superb X-Men: First Class DVD and Blu-ray comes along in a few weeks, there's going to be a decent sized crop of deleted scenes included.Judging from a listing in the BBFC database, there's going to be thirteen of them, with a total runtime of under fourteen minutes So they'll be brief[...]
When you go and see X-Men: First Class (and do go and see X-Men: First Class, it’s superb) you’ll see a whole raft of writing credits in the opening titles There’s been some real controversy about some of these names, and when Bleeding Cool recently got a chance to speak with four of the individuals[...]
Today's the day that I'm bringing you all of my outstanding X-Men: First Class interview material.I didn't personally get to speak to Michael Fassbender for long, but I did have enough time to ask him who he believed was preaching the right creed - Charles Xavier or his own character, Erik Lensherr You may recall[...]
Jane Goldman has co-written, with Matthew Vaughn, the screenplays for his films Stardust, Kick-Ass and X-Men: First Class, as well as The Debt, an upcoming film that Vaughn passed over to director John Madden We got to sit down for a good long chat about First Class, as well as a little about some other,[...]
Today's the day that we bring you pretty much everything else we have on X-Men: First Class, ahead of its release in UK cinemas tomorrow There's some real humdingers left in the bank.Let's start with a video interview featuring Alex Gonzalez.Alex plays Riptide in the film, one of Sebastian Shaw's naughty cohort We start off[...]
Michael Moran has been to see X-Men: First Class and is going to tell you all what he thought of it:
The Cold War seems to be pretty hot right now There are excited mutterings around Hollywood of an Atom Age Fantastic Four reboot Meanwhile Call Of Duty:Black Ops is introducing that period to the videogame[...]
You can click on an X to select the cinema where you want a free screening of the film to take place, and the site with the most votes gets the film.Organise a few of your local friends and family and you could be making it a whole lot cheaper for yourself to see X-Men:[...]
As we draw closer and closer to June 1st and the release of X-Men: First Class and also, to be honest, me going to see it for the third time, the excitement continues to mount at The Bleeding Cool Institute For The Special To let off a bit of steam, I thought we'd give away[...]
Take a photo of it, upload it to Twitter with the hashtag #xmenexpo, and you'll be entered into a draw to win a free seat for a screening of X-Men: First Class in London.Or, watch for other people tweeting the photo, copy it and tweet it yourself Saves you a lot of work.In other related[...]
