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X-Men: First Class (film)

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Quote1 Before he was Professor X, he was Charles. Before he was Magneto, he was Erik. Before they were enemies, they were allies. Quote2

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Races and Species:

  • Humans (Main story and flashback)
  • Mutants (Main story and flashback)

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  • X-Jet (First appearance chronologically) (Destruction)
  • Caspartina (Only appearance; destruction)

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Plot

Erik Lehnsherr (Earth-10005) from X-Men First Class (film) 0006
Erik Lehnsherr		Quote1 Are you really so naïve as to think they won't battle their own extinction?... Or is it arrogance? Quote2
Charles Xavier (Earth-10005) from X-Men First Class (film) 0002
Charles Xavier		Quote1 I'm sorry? Quote2
Erik Lehnsherr (Earth-10005) from X-Men First Class (film) 0006
Erik Lehnsherr		Quote1 After tomorrow, they're going to turn on us. But you're blind to it, because you believe they're all like Moira. Quote2
Charles Xavier (Earth-10005) from X-Men First Class (film) 0002
Charles Xavier		Quote1 And you believe they're all like Shaw... Listen to me very carefully, my friend. Killing Shaw will not bring you peace. Quote2
Erik Lehnsherr (Earth-10005) from X-Men First Class (film) 0006
Erik Lehnsherr		Quote1 Peace was never an option. Quote2

Erik Lehnsherr, the young Magneto, is forced to live in a death camp during the Holocaust. Erik pulls apart a metal gate when the Nazi soldiers separate him from his parents. Seeing this, the Nazi collaborator and secret mutant Sebastian Shaw becomes fascinated by the boy's potential and attempts to get him to move a German coin. When this fails, he has his mother brought in, threatening to kill her if he does not succeed in moving the coin. When this does not work either, he shoots the woman, causing Erik to tear apart the lab in horror.

Professor Charles Xavier and his associate, Raven Darkhölme, are contacted by agents of the CIA to help investigate the Hellfire Club, a clandestine organization of mutants with suspected criminal operations. The association with the CIA soon brings Xavier into contact with other mutants, including Erik Lehnsherr, Havok, Darwin, Beast, and Banshee.

Xavier's mutant group then comes into conflict with the Hellfire Club, which leads to the murder of Darwin at the hand of the Hellfire Club's leader. Xavier resolves to stop the Hellfire Club and begins training his young group in preparation for conflicts to come. During subsequent confrontations with the Hellfire Club, Erik and Charles' views regarding the path of the emerging mutant race diverges, resulting in the end of their friendship and the fracturing of their emerging team. Erik, now going by the name "Magneto", leaves the team to form the Brotherhood of Mutants, with Darkhölme following him, while Xavier continues to shape the others into a team with a higher purpose: the X-Men.

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Cast

Additionally, Beth Goddard and Éva Magyar appear as Sharon Xavier and Edie Lehnsherr, respectively. Georg Nikoloff portrays Erik's father. Annabelle Wallis appears as Amy, a woman with heterochromia. Don Creech portrays William Stryker, Sr. James Remar, Michael Ironside, and Ray Wise appear as a U.S. General, a U.S. Navy Captain, and the U.S. Secretary of State, respectively. Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Romijn make uncredited cameos as James "Logan" Howlett and the adult Mystique, respectively.

Notes

  • In the comics, Alex Summers is the younger brother of Scott Summers. In X-Men: First Class however, Alex is apparently much older than Scott, and no familial relationship between the two is mentioned. However, in X-Men: Apocalypse, they were indeed revealed to be brothers.
  • Sheldon Turner earned a story credit due to the film covering the same setting as his discarded X-Men Origins: Magneto script. Bryan Singer has stated he never read Turner's screenplay. In turn, the contributions by Josh Schwartz and Jamie Moss went uncredited.[1][2]

Trivia

  • Although it is made clear in the credits and from behind-the-scenes information that the character played by actor Álex González is Riptide, the film makes no mention of this. The character is never referred to by name and has no spoken dialogue.
  • X-Men: First Class is the only X-Men film in the original timeline that is unaffected by the changes to the timeline in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

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References

  1. ↑ Fernandez, Jay A. (April 27, 2011) Complex 'X-Men: First Class' Screenplay Credit Dispute Resolved (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on May 6, 2012.
  2. ↑ Kit, Boris (April 29, 2011) 'X-Men: First Class' Writing Credits Appeal Denied The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Originally retrieved on May 11, 2011.
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