So what do we know about X-Men: First Class? We know the title, director, producer, and who's playing whom. We also know some plot details, but not the entire plot. Everyone assumes that it will be just like the First Class comic but will switch out the original five for a new five. Obviously people have been very against the idea of doing a First Class movie without the original students. But what if the movie isn't what we think it is?
The plot of the First Class comic was that Xavier's students teamed up to create the original X-Men and defeat Magneto. From what we've heard about the movie, the story will take place before the original team was even assembled! Mathew Vaughn, the director, has said that the plot is as follows:
"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."
So basically the movie is a group of mutants (Xavier, Lensherr, Beast, Havok, Banshee, Mystique, Azazel, Angel Salvadore, Darwin) must fight the world's greatest threat (most likely The Hellfire Club consisting of Emma Frost and Sebastian Shaw). This movie's main focus is NOT about the formation of the X-Men. The X-Men will most likely form at the end of the movie. At that point we will see the TRUE First Class. Well, almost true. We will see a young Cyclops, young Jean Grey and a somewhat older Beast. But in order to stay with continuity there will not be a young Iceman or young Angel. Instead it will most likely be a young Storm. 3 outta 5 aint bad.
So do not fret, fanboys. This movie will not step all over and spit on your First Class comic. Instead, it will lead into the First Class comic and still stay in the X-Men film universe.
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