X-Men: First Class Used in Army Recruiting

X-Men: First Class Used in Army Recruiting

Check out this unlikely pairing as the U.S. Army uses exclusive footage from Fox's X-Men: First Class as a recruiting tool!

By bsprecher - May 23, 2011 12:05 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men: First Class





X-Men: First Class was directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Jane Goldman from a story conceived by producer Bryan Singer. The story takes place in the '60s and focuses on the relationship between Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender), friends who become antagonists because of their differing philosophies about the place of mutants in the world. The cast includes Caleb Landry Jones as Banshee, January Jones as Emma Frost, Oliver Platt as The Man in Black, Lucas Till as Havok, Nicholas Hout as Beast, Jason Flemying as Azazel, Edi Gathegi as Darwin, Zoë Kravitz as Angel, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert and Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw. The movie opens June 3rd!
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Triptheorist
Triptheorist - 5/23/2011, 1:06 AM
Join the army, get mutant powers. Sounds like a fair deal.
marvelmark
marvelmark - 5/23/2011, 1:21 AM
we'll show you exclusive footage from a film that comes out in 1 week,
all we ask is that you give your life fighting for oil that doesn't belong to us!
The US Army WE [frick]ING RULE!

thats basically what this advert is saying.
Gelfling
Gelfling - 5/23/2011, 1:46 AM
Absolutly disgusting! another move from fox, marvel would never allow its characters to be used in promotion of war! very cheap!
YeaOkYea
YeaOkYea - 5/23/2011, 1:54 AM
Wow. Really? FOX sure knows how to milk a franchise.
cadaveric
cadaveric - 5/23/2011, 2:00 AM
@ Gelfling Come oooonn!!!!! Everybody knows that the US army fights for tolerance like the X Men.Except tolerance is sending young men to kill and get killed in a war they shouldnt been fighting anyway.
Batdan187
Batdan187 - 5/23/2011, 2:00 AM
Must join the army.... must get super powers.... Must join the army..........
TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 5/23/2011, 2:04 AM
So help me I better be able to tellaport
Kryptkent
Kryptkent - 5/23/2011, 2:11 AM
Hey if we can join the army and get mutant powers I'm down sign me up. Shotgun I want supermans powers
cadaveric
cadaveric - 5/23/2011, 2:11 AM
The funny thing is that i am pretty sure all the mutants hates the army.Especially magneto :P
phoe1
phoe1 - 5/23/2011, 2:43 AM
Disgusting propaganda aimed at 12 year olds. [frick] off!!
Archaon
Archaon - 5/23/2011, 2:52 AM
There's strong. and then there's Army strong. and then there's mutants.
starscream4president
starscream4president - 5/23/2011, 3:16 AM
This is very low!!!
inkink
inkink - 5/23/2011, 3:40 AM
kind of pumped for it just as a movie goes, hope its good. it doesn't fall into any story line really. or stick to characters back story at all. but still looking forward to the 3rd

@ Gelfling yeah fox is a propaganda machine but marvel does support war. read the captain american anything hydra is not loosely based on SS army it was strongly based on it. and all major political movements are represented in comics read them more.
RABB1T
RABB1T - 5/23/2011, 3:42 AM
I think that was pretty awesome haha. We all have our own opinions on things.
seeqer
seeqer - 5/23/2011, 3:42 AM
Hey look, I've developed the ability to squirt blood out of my body...uh oh...
hunterelf
hunterelf - 5/23/2011, 4:01 AM
this sounds extremely stupid
roguesknight
roguesknight - 5/23/2011, 4:11 AM
Riiiiighhtt....because the Army is so tolerant of any kind of difference ...and dealing with Marvel's army specifically, it's not like they'd stand against mutants or anything....
Herosave
Herosave - 5/23/2011, 4:15 AM
Nothing wrong with some good ole' patriotism. Hey, it's not as heavy as it was during the 40's or so when you even had Donald Duck fighting the good fight against the nazi's.
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 5/23/2011, 4:58 AM
All of you are missing the core element of this....

THE [frick]ING MOVIE VOICE GUY IS NARRATING IT!

Matador
Matador - 5/23/2011, 5:17 AM
Join the Army become men and finally grow hair on your chest...........even if its blue.
SuperGeek1990
SuperGeek1990 - 5/23/2011, 5:21 AM
Modern day propaganda right there!
SmokinIndo
SmokinIndo - 5/23/2011, 5:46 AM
I find it hilarious yet slightly disturbing how much hate for the US army is coming from a site that celebrates such a movie as Captain America.
SmokinIndo
SmokinIndo - 5/23/2011, 5:58 AM
@buttfux

So you mean to tell me that Al-Queda aren't war criminals who deserve to be brought to justice just like the Nazis? I agree that we should never have gone to Iraq, but that was Bush's war, not the U.S army's or any of its recruits.
SmokinIndo
SmokinIndo - 5/23/2011, 6:24 AM
@buttfux

Guantanamo Bay is filled with them. And a lot of the "random Iraqis" that have died were killed by Iraqi insurgents and not US forces. What? You don't think civilian casualties were high during WWII? That just brings me back to my first point.

I don't have to argue with you. Your posting history says it all.
capcyclopsftw
capcyclopsftw - 5/23/2011, 7:43 AM
@buttfux and Nephillim - Either you're trying to be put higher on the shame list or are just ignorant [frick]s. Because I know you can't really be that [frick]ing stupid to say the shit you're saying.

I would love for your ass to go onto an Army base, pick just one soldier, and say the things you're saying to them.

But you never will, you'll hide behind your computer where you can be as "strong" as anyone, flapping your mouth about the Military.

I laugh it off when there are obvious trolls to comic related material, but when you attack the military, the same military that is fighting for your right pound the keyboard such as you are, then it's time for me to step up.

Sup?
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 5/23/2011, 7:53 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
NerdRage
NerdRage - 5/23/2011, 8:03 AM
@ nephillim & Jackson VegaIII you're some opinionated little twits aren't you? I love my comrades in the civil protection and services fields but you must be either completely retarded or insane to say the army is worthy of no respect. Please tell me you're not an American. Maybe you should pack up and move to a place where your spoiled and entitled hiney won't have nice things like internet or fire-fighters or police officers to coddle you. My brothers and sisters in arms sacrifice so much for you and the rest of this world and all we would ask is just a little respect, nothing more than some gratitude. "I begrudgingly acknowledge military force when needed" Maybe one of these days you can get off your sissy butt up and defend your right to have an opinion instead of just running your ignorant mouth. Do you even qualify for military service? Or are you too unfit? Can you go days without food or sleep? Can you leave five days after your daughter is born and not see her again until she is almost 3? I wish you could be dead or severely injured instead of the great men and women who have given so much for this world, because then it wouldn't be a waste. If we could just send worthless cowards like you to die then war wouldn’t be so full of loss. FYI Many of those that you mentioned as heroes, Policeman, Firemen, Paramedics, etc. either have served or still serve in the National Guard and Reserves you idiot. We're of a certain type of person whereas you are just a sheep who needs us to take care of you. I wonder who you will cower behind if your hometown ever gets attacked, because its painfully obvious you will do nothing but cry and hope someone will help you.
robometrallador
robometrallador - 5/23/2011, 8:05 AM
this suck
SomCin
SomCin - 5/23/2011, 8:16 AM
Gotta say... I'm happy to read all your comments. At least we all realize how low and disgusting this stuff is. The people are waking up!
NerdRage
NerdRage - 5/23/2011, 8:16 AM
@ Jackson Vega III Army dumb? Really? Why don't we see who has the highest average GPA and level of education? Service members or civilians?
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