TNT Crosses X-Men:First Class With NBA Playoff Stars in This Promo Commercial

TNT Crosses X-Men:First Class With NBA Playoff Stars in This Promo Commercial

What would you get if you gave Lebron James and Dwyane Wade the powers of X-Men:First Class members? Maybe Derrick Rose could actually fly around the court like Banshee. Follow the jump to see for yourself.

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By Hawksblueyes - May 16, 2011 07:05 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men: First Class
Source: Filmonic

This cool new mash up/promo combines some of the coolest scenes and powers from X-Men:First Class with some of the biggest NBA stars involved in the Eastern Conference Finals. Wouldn't this be a playoff series for the ages?

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. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-MEN.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn X-Men:First Class stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne and Kevin Bacon is set to hit theaters this June.

NBA XMen Commercial from Streetball.com on Vimeo.


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Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 5/16/2011, 7:17 AM
;P
Brashlight
Brashlight - 5/16/2011, 7:50 AM
Yeah I saw this last night while I was watching the Bulls game, I thought it was very interesting and funny they crossed Lebron with Azazel...coincidence!?!
nuck82
nuck82 - 5/16/2011, 7:50 AM
: P
Superheromoviefan
Superheromoviefan - 5/16/2011, 8:09 AM
it's funny, but still I'm not exciting
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/16/2011, 8:13 AM
XD hahahahahaha i suppose it was alright. hahahahahaha
Rexgabe
Rexgabe - 5/16/2011, 8:21 AM
That was horrible.

Illuminatus
Illuminatus - 5/16/2011, 8:23 AM
Yet again, another marketing failure by Fox.
valeriesghost
valeriesghost - 5/16/2011, 8:41 AM
i thought it was pretty cool.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 5/16/2011, 8:45 AM
I did too val.
plasticman
plasticman - 5/16/2011, 8:55 AM
@ MrSuperheromoviefan- That's right, you are not exciting. I'm only kidding, depending on the way you read your comment it makes me chuckle.

I really dislike when they start crossing sports and super hero powers. It almost always comes across as an active plea of desperation and pandering. Just look and Stan Lee's work with the NHL. The only time this worked for me was when Wayne Gretzky joined forces with the likes of Michael Jordan and Bo Jackson to form the ProStars.
Brashlight
Brashlight - 5/16/2011, 9:01 AM
Illuminatus@ How was that a failure??? Fox managed to link their product to a huge television draw in the NBA playoffs. The average ratings for the first two rounds have been between 3 and 4 million viewers and that game was for the eastern conference finals so the ratings are going to be higher. So i ask again, how is putting your product in the middle of that a failure!?!
JWStubner
JWStubner - 5/16/2011, 9:03 AM
The only thing I wish LeBron James has is AIDS.
Brashlight
Brashlight - 5/16/2011, 9:05 AM
JWStubner@ Ouch!!! Are you a Cav's fan?
Illuminatus
Illuminatus - 5/16/2011, 9:09 AM
@Brashlight Maybe it was the fact that it was poorly edited, and looked like a fourth grader spliced the footage together on his Macbook. Then again, that's pretty much how all the posters/majority of the TV spots have looked for this film, like they've been done by a little kid with ADHD and no idea what creating a coherent idea of what the film is about.

I guess that from a pure business standpoint, it was a success. You're right that millions of people most likely saw it. But then again, those millions of people were probably confused as to why these random characters are doing things inside a basketball stadium.

Still, doesn't change the fact that it looks bellow sub-par, and Fox could've done a much better job with ease.
TheLight
TheLight - 5/16/2011, 9:10 AM
Is anyone even going to see this broken film?
selinakyle
selinakyle - 5/16/2011, 9:16 AM
how can you wish AIDS on someone?
CaptainAmerica
CaptainAmerica - 5/16/2011, 9:26 AM
TNT edits these not Fox. Also, you can wish aids on Lebron, it's K.
Illuminatus
Illuminatus - 5/16/2011, 9:28 AM
@CaptainAmerica Is that so? Well, then I guess Fox and TNT have something new in common, terrible editing techniques.:)
cable23
cable23 - 5/16/2011, 9:28 AM
@JWStubner Shut up. You sound like one of those butthurt Cav fans. And you know what they are IDIOTS. I bet you dont even have a legitimate reason why you hate him. Dont wish AIDS on other people man, I know your mother raised you better than that.
Brashlight
Brashlight - 5/16/2011, 9:35 AM
Illuminatus@ I can see that but yeah I think what CaptainAmerica said was right, that it’s TNT that does the editing. It didn't bother me, I thought it was a good concept. I just think that getting it to a mass audience is key. Unfortunately whether it looked good or not takes a back seat to mass distribution. But like I said, I actually thought it was kind of cool. Different strokes for different folks I guess!

And come on let’s admit it...you just hate fox lol ;P
Storm123
Storm123 - 5/16/2011, 9:36 AM
LOL @ all these people talking about fail. Brilliant marketing. And I love it. Can't wait for this.
Illuminatus
Illuminatus - 5/16/2011, 9:38 AM
@Brashlight Hate is practically a term of endearment compared to how I feel about Fox. My hatred goes beyond words.

Very true about mass distribution, and you have to respect that, it was a smart move.
Brashlight
Brashlight - 5/16/2011, 9:43 AM
Illuminatus@ LOL, I'm not a fan of fox either. And judging by the traffic on the this site you are NOT alone!
Storm123
Storm123 - 5/16/2011, 10:02 AM
Right on Brashlight! This looks good. And to the loser wishing AIDs on somebody, be careful Karma is a bitch.
Brashlight
Brashlight - 5/16/2011, 10:11 AM
Tea@ That is the greatest Gif EVER!!! Althought it would be so much greater if they used the scene from the GL trailer where they all raise their rings in the air and shoot the green light from it!
Storm123
Storm123 - 5/16/2011, 11:49 AM
Why does this guy keep posting these stupid youtube videos.

There are some weirdos on this site, lol.
Illuminatus
Illuminatus - 5/16/2011, 11:50 AM
@MovieTheaterLad Who's too say that we don't know what we're talking about? There are people who support this film that think the posters look Photoshoped. Not everyone is going to write home about how "awesome" you think the posters are, sorry to break it to you.
JackBauer
JackBauer - 5/16/2011, 11:58 AM
Too bad Mystique doesn't look like this in the movie:



and Emma like this:

deamon
deamon - 5/16/2011, 12:04 PM
Dirk is a god of basketball, Dallas win this year.
valeriesghost
valeriesghost - 5/16/2011, 12:40 PM
Damn @TEA you don't do it very often, but you know how to put someone in their [frick]ing place!! The way you owned Brianferry, priceless. haha, its a treat to watch you work sometimes. you deserve a cold one, let me open it...

big deal it's a twist-off anyway
valeriesghost
valeriesghost - 5/16/2011, 12:40 PM
valerie: DUDE! Don't post that. ;P
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 5/16/2011, 12:59 PM
tea: Have you ever seen that scene that gif with the dude licking the glass? Hilarious!
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 5/16/2011, 1:19 PM
tea: It's from the first 10 minutes of Supertroopers. The movie sucks but that ten minute scene is one of the funniest I have ever watched in my life.
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 5/16/2011, 1:29 PM
It's the very beginning. The guy licking the glass just ate everybody's pot and shrooms because the police pulled them over. He is freaking out in the back of a police cruiser.
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