X-Men: First Class Gets Earlier UK Release Date, Plus New Character Details Revealed!

X-Men: First Class Gets Earlier UK Release Date, Plus New Character Details Revealed!

As well as a new release date, there are some interesting details about the characters that Kevin Bacon and Rose Byrne are playing. Who is Dr. Schmidt and which one of them is a CIA Agent? Hit the jump for details...

By JoshWilding - Jan 10, 2011 06:01 PM EST
Filed Under: X-Men: First Class
Source: RWD

It's already been confirmed that the movie will be released in the US on June 3rd, but as has been the trend of late with comic book movies such as Kick-Ass, Iron Man 2 and Thor, the UK will get to see X-Men: First Class a little sooner. (although not weeks sooner as was the case with those listed above) Here's an excerpt from the report at RWD.

"The news that X-Men First Class, the film focussed on the early days of the mutant movement has finally been given a UK release date excites us a lot."

"...which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men is released June 2 2011 in the UK and Ireland."


Interestingly, the site also mentions that the cast was "revealed" to them along with the release date. Although we already know whose playing who, I'm pretty sure we've not heard Kevin Bacon's Sebastian Shaw also referred to as Dr. Schmidt in the past and Rose Byrne's Moira McTagger as a CIA Agent. What do you guys think about that?

X-Men: First Class also stars James McAvoy as Professor X, Michael Fasbender as Magneto, January Jones as Emma Frost, Caleb Landry Jones as Banshee, Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, Oliver Platt as The Man in Black, Lucas Till as Havok, Jason Flemying as Azazel, Edi Gathegi as Darwin and Zoe Kravitz as Angel Salvadore.




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marvel72
marvel72 - 1/10/2011, 6:15 PM
@ joshw

good work,mate.

but this is the one time i don't care if the rest of the world gets it before us. :D

i'll get my mate to download it for me.
SHHH
SHHH - 1/10/2011, 6:31 PM
Good Work JoshW!!


X Sh#t: The Last Wipe There is a Title for ya...
SHHH
SHHH - 1/10/2011, 6:35 PM
I will.. I couldn't wait to use it:)
SKGannbit
SKGannbit - 1/10/2011, 6:36 PM
i understand that things have to be changed when going from a comic page to a movie but FOX has taken too many liberties with the X titles. this movie is going to be a load of garbage! and i'm honestly going to say that anyone that goes to see this movie if either an idiot or not a fan of comic movies. if you know the history then why would you continue to pay your hard earned dollars to see something like this? let FOX milk it for one more movie then let them hand it back over to marvel.
RockNRollCC
RockNRollCC - 1/10/2011, 6:43 PM
cool. Now Josh, you can let us know first if it blows chunks or doesnt... :P
IronicMan
IronicMan - 1/10/2011, 6:43 PM
Cool!
What people are forgetting is the difference between a good adaptation and a good movie. Granted, the last two X-films have been less than stellar, but just because it doesn't maintain the fanboy's asberger-ish devotion to the source material doesn't mean it's not going to be good. Just look at Hellboy: fantastic films, but hardly anything in them is directly from the comics. Beside, who doesn't like Layer Cake or Kick-Ass (even if the latter was massively overrated).
TheSchemer
TheSchemer - 1/10/2011, 7:28 PM
I generally like seeing things before passing judgment. But the more I hear, the less likely it is that I will go see this ever.
IronicMan
IronicMan - 1/10/2011, 7:33 PM
Lol @superguy1591
Haters gon LOVE!
Freshkicks1212
Freshkicks1212 - 1/10/2011, 7:35 PM
this is going to be epic....i hope that the publicity from this movie motivates marvel to create a new Xmen animated series or BRING BACK WOLVERINE AND THE XMEN
HULK2099
HULK2099 - 1/10/2011, 7:43 PM
CIA agent -_-
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 1/10/2011, 7:50 PM
Ill be seeing it if it sounds crap or not tbh..
I usally tend to judge a book by its cover with alot of films,and sometimes i get forced to watch them or watch them as a last resort and i end up likeing them...so i think just because its a prequel and your gonna see aload of teen mutants,I wouldnt says its shit before you have seen any pictures of them using there powers or any trailer
SKGannbit
SKGannbit - 1/10/2011, 8:01 PM
superman191 you're a damn idiot
domdog
domdog - 1/10/2011, 8:09 PM
SKGannbit- you are an idiot
Hiraga08
Hiraga08 - 1/10/2011, 8:52 PM
This is going to be the greatest superhero movie ever. Thor, Green Lantern, and Captain America are all jokes.
BEST EVER.
IronicMan
IronicMan - 1/10/2011, 9:41 PM
@Hiraga08: it will be the Citizen Kane of Citizen Kane comparisons. It will be a game changer, a revolutionary piece of cinema. Behold, X-MEN FIRST CLASS: Superior to Watchmen, better than Batman(s), with more excitement than a barrel of Iron Men!
GrimeKid
GrimeKid - 1/10/2011, 10:17 PM
Iron Man 2 opened in the US 1st, they couldn't ship it over to the UK 'cos of the Icelandic volcano.

Also I think the reason CBM's open in the UK 1st is because it's more difficult to pirate films here,
last time I was at the cinema there was 2 security guards either side of the screen watching the audience.

Where as when films open in the US they appear online within a few days
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 1/11/2011, 3:47 AM
Good stuff Josh, very interesting name additions! I think the Dr Schmid thing could just be an alias Shaw uses in the film..if that. And the CIA Agent thing most likely a gaff. I hope anyway!

In other more gossip rag type news, Michael Fassbender is putting it to Zoe Kravitz:)
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/11/2011, 3:51 AM
@ 01cartreg

i'm affraid your wrong.

-iron man
-iron man 2
-kick ass
-thor
-x-men first class

all have or will open in the uk first.
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 1/11/2011, 4:14 AM
@skgannbit...grown up,everyone has an opinion
flames809
flames809 - 1/11/2011, 5:29 AM
SKGannbit- you a moron every one has different taste in movies,music and like superman1991 how can you judge it by like 4 pic and not even a trailer and so nobody is a idiot for seeing a movie you don't like and ima see this movie because i like the x-men and like to see them come to live on screen.
DiLusso
DiLusso - 1/11/2011, 5:58 AM
1. i'm a Vaughn fan.
2. i'm an x-men comic book fan
3. i will give 1st class a go when it comes out

BUT
i am now getting confused as to what they will or will not be faithful to. im not x-movie bashing or indeed fox bashing, but maybe a propper statement (from someone directly involved at the top) or indeed a teaser trailer to create some 'POSATIVE HYPE' before its ruined by word of mouth before it even comes out, which has happened to other CBM's

just saying is all
StrangerX
StrangerX - 1/11/2011, 6:04 AM
Kevin Bacon is the best thing about this movie.
Frogman
Frogman - 1/11/2011, 9:21 AM
SKgannit: "i'm honestly going to say that anyone that goes to see this movie if either an idiot or not a fan of comic movies."

How about not a fan of the COMICS i'm a fan of comic book movies, I will probably see this because I want to. I've never read an X-Men comic I learnt about the characters through cartoons and the movies, I want to see what is done with it. Your comment is offensive to me.
flames809
flames809 - 1/11/2011, 9:26 AM
arkum- yo who cares if they are barely faithful half of all the comic-book movies aren't really faithful at all look at hellboy, new batman movies, spiderman, transformer and there are a lot more to.

stranger- best thing about this movie is is x-men and all the actors that are playing the characters thats the best thing about the movie and also the director.
flames809
flames809 - 1/11/2011, 9:29 AM
frog- im kinda like you but after i saw my first x-men cartoon i read a little bit of x-men comics but all i have to say there the same characters just changed up a bit to fit the movie like changing havoc blast to red and not keep it blue and also the movies are better than the comics.
Rogue237
Rogue237 - 1/11/2011, 10:30 AM
Moira McTaggert as a CIA agent? I understand some changes need to be made in the change from comics to movies, but they sure are taking a lot of liberties with this one. The timeline continuity and the characters are already a FAIL and this just adds to the list. I'm boycotting this one. No, seriously. Shut up, seriously, I'm not going this time. *crosses arms and pouts*
MaddMonkk
MaddMonkk - 1/15/2011, 10:33 PM
I see mixed feelings about this movie, but come on, we're all gonna watch it a couple times. I have my doubts too, but even though Ghost rider wasn't the best, it was still cool to see him on the screen. Let's give it a chance...
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