Posts tagged Matthew Vaughn
Matthew Vaughn Back To Direct The ‘X-Men: First Class’ Sequel
Jan 30th
Finally! According to Deadline, 20th Century Fox has just closed a deal with Matthew Vaughn to come back and direct the sequel to ‘X-Men: First Class,’ with Simon Kinberg writing the script and Bryan Singer back as producer. ‘X-Men: First Class’ was without doubt one of my favourite blockbusters of 2011, however, while I’m happy to see Vaughn back in the directors chair, it does alarm me that Kinberg is penning the script instead of Vaughn’s frequent collaborator Jane Goldman – who co-wrote ‘X-Men: First Class,’ ‘Kick Ass,’ ‘Stardust’ and ‘The Debt’ with Vaughn. Kinberg has a number of duds on his resume; ‘xXx: State of the Union,’ ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ and ‘Jumper.’ Fingers crossed my slight trepidation is unwarranted and Goldman comes on-board to touch up the script at a later date.
While there’s no confirmation, I’d assume the principal cast will reprise their roles, including James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Nicholas Hoult, Lucas Till, Caleb Landry Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Jason Flemyng and Jennifer Lawrence. There’s currently no word on what direction the sequel will go in. On the promotional rounds for the first film, Vaughn suggested that he might want to kick off the sequel with the Kennedy assassination. “I’ve got some ideas for the opening for the next film. I thought it would be fun to open with the Kennedy Assassination, and we reveal that the magic bullet was controlled by Magneto. That would explain the physics of it, and we see that he’s pissed off because Kennedy took all the credit for saving the world and mutants weren’t even mentioned. And we could go from there, and I’ve got some fun ideas about what other mutants to bring in.” Expect more details regarding this film soon.
Nicholas Hoult & Zoe Kravitz Interview For ‘X-Men: First Class’
Jun 6th
‘X-Men: First Class’ brings together the epic scale and action of a summer blockbuster with a character-driven story that unveils the beginning of the X-Men saga. As the first class discovers, harnesses, and comes to terms with their formidable powers, alliances are formed that will shape the eternal war between the heroes and villains of the X-Men universe. Like all great X-Men stories, ’X-Men: First Class’ takes on ambitious themes and issues while offering a rich and personal look at an unusual superhero team. Check out what Nicholas Hoult (Hank McCoy/Beast) and Zoe Kravitz (Angel Salvadore/Angel) had to say about the film below. ‘X-Men: First Class’ is in cinemas now.
How would you describe your character?
Nicholas Hoult: I play Hank McCoy, also known as Beast. For part of the movie he’s a young, geeky scientist who’s very clever and inventive. But also he’s quite nervous and not the best at communicating with other people. He’s very embarrassed with his ape-like feet, which he hides. Also, like with all the mutants in the X-Men stories, there’s that thing about feeling alone and feeling like a freak I suppose, feeling like he doesn’t fit in to society and that no one understands him, he’s also got that. Then when he forms with the other X-Men: First Class he finds other people like him, who understand him.
Michael Fassbender Interview For ‘X-Men: First Class’
May 27th
Matthew Vaughn’s (Layer Cake, Kick Ass) ‘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 process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magnthe 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 eto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men. Look out for ‘X-Men: First Class’ in cinemas June 1st in the UK, and June 3rd in the US. Check out what Michael Fassbender had to say about the film below.
Professor Xavier and Magneto were established in the comic books, but also in the movies by two other actors, did you look at the actors or did you base your performance on the comic book?
Michael Fassbender: Yes, at the beginning when I found out that I’d got the job, I thought about studying Ian McKellen and getting my hands on anything I could where he was a young man on screen, you know, just to study his physicality and voice and whatnot. But then I sat down with Matthew Vaughn and we discussed it, and he had decided that that wasn’t the way he wanted to go. So at that point I ditched that idea totally and started to use the comic book material and other source material that was available. I was spoilt really because there was so much there.
Images From The London ‘X-Men: First Class’ Photcall – Featuring Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy & Zoe Kravitz
May 24th
With just over a week from the release of ‘X-Men: First Class’, Jane Goldman, Kevin Bacon, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Zoe Kravitz, Jason Flemyng and Alex Gonzalez came together for a photo call at London’s Dorchester Hotel. Out of all the comic book-inspired flicks released this summer ‘X-Men: First Class’ is the one I’m looking forward to most – I’m thoroughly stoked! Look out for ‘X-Men: First Class’ in cinemas June 1st in the UK, and June 3rd in the US. Check out more images below.
”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 and Erik Lensherr 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.”
Third Clip From Matthew Vaughn’s ‘X-Men: First Class’ – Featuring Nicholas Hoult & Jennifer Lawrence
May 20th
Access Hollywood have liberated this third clip from Matthew Vaughn’s ‘X-Men: First Class,’ featuring Mystique and Beast having a chinwag about what they’d give to be normal. ‘X-Men: First Class’ stars the likes of James McAvoy, Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Kevin Bacon, Zoe Kravitz, Hoult, Edi Gathedi, Jason Flemyng and Oliver Platt. Look out for this in cinemas June 1st in the UK, and June 3rd in the US.
”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 and Erik Lensherr 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.”
Second Clip From Matthew Vaughn’s ‘X-Men: First Class’ – Featuring James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult & Jennifer Lawrence
May 18th
A little warning, if like myself you are creeped out by feet, this clip will definitely make you cringe! Continuing Fox’s promotional onslaught for Matthew Vaughn’s ‘X-Men: First Class,’ this Beast-centric clip, available for your viewing pleasure below, has been released online from the film. ‘X-Men: First Class’ stars the likes of McAvoy, Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Kevin Bacon, Zoe Kravitz, Hoult, Edi Gathedi, Jason Flemyng and Oliver Platt. Look out for ‘X-Men: First Class’ in cinemas June 1st in the UK, and June 3rd in the US.
”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 and Erik Lensherr 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.”