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New Orleans Film Society

X-Men: First Class

USA 132 min.

Director
Mathew Vaughn
Cinematographer
John Mathieson
Editors
Eddie Hamilton, Lee Smith
Writer(s)
Ashley Miller, Zach Stentz, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn
  • X-Men First Class Trailer

Synopsis

X-Men: First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lensherr (Michael Fassbender) took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men. Also starring Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, January Jones, and Kevin Bacon. Directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, Stardust, Layer Cake).