X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class was released on June 3, 2011 and was directed by Matthew Vaughn. It stars James McAvoy as the young Charles Xavier, and Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr, who becomes Magneto. It is a prequel focusing on "the formative years of Xavier and Magneto, and the formation of the school and where their relationship took a wrong turn." The villains of the film are the Hellfire Club, featuring Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw, and January Jones as Emma Frost. Bryan Singer signed on to direct X-Men: First Class in December 2009, however, in March 2010 Fox revealed that Bryan Singer would be producing X-Men: First Class instead of directing. X-Men: First Class began principal photography in September 2010 in London. It was released in the summer of 2011. It received positive reviews upon release.

Cast

 * James McAvoy as Professor X
 * Laurence Belcher as young Professor X
 * Michael Fassbender as Magneto
 * Bill Milner as young Magneto
 * Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique
 * Morgan Lily as young Mystique
 * Rebecca Romijn as adult Mystique (cameo)
 * Nicholas Hoult as Beast
 * January Jones as White Queen
 * Kevin Bacon as Black King
 * Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert
 * Caleb Landry Jones as Banshee
 * Lucas Till as Havok
 * Zoë Kravitz as Tempest
 * Edi Gathegi as Darwin
 * Jason Flemyng as Azazel
 * Alex Gonzalez as Riptide
 * Oliver Platt as The Man in Black
 * Hugh Jackman as Wolverine (cameo)