We have finally had some decent quality shots of the cast in costume for the upcoming X-Men prequel, First Class and if nothing else, we can at least say that they all look the part.
We can now add to that a number of fairly juicy morsels from Matthew Vaughn regarding everything from tone to plot points. Ain’t It Cool News reported on an interview Vaughn gave to Entertainment Weekly. You can read the EW interview in its entirety here, but below are some of the key points:-
Regarding the overall tone and Magento’s character in particular, Vaughn said:-
The best way of describing it is X-Men meets Bond, with a little bit of Thirteen Days thrown in for good measure. It’s set in the ’60s, and I basically molded a young Magneto on a young Sean Connery. He’s the ultimate spy — imagine Bond, but with superpowers.
The starting point for the plot was then summarised by Vaughn as follows:-
In the beginning of the film, no one knows that mutants exist, and all the mutants don’t know that each other exist. They’re all in hiding. Kevin Bacon plays a very megalomaniac (sic) mutant [Sebastian Shaw] who decides that he can take over the world and that mutants are the future. Erik and Charles then meet each other and hook up with the CIA to try and prevent World War III. You find out everything about what went on between Erik and Charles. It starts in 1942, and then works its way up to 1962.
You can follow the link above to see what else Vaughn has to say about casting Magneto and Xavier, as well as his views on how First Class fits in with the rest of the X-Men universe and how he feels about having dropped out of The Last Stand so late in the day. One final comment is that fans of Twilight will love it as it has lots of teen angst. I’m not sure how I feel about that, but otherwise, this all looks very promising. What do you think?
