Tag Archives: X-Men: First Class

Director Matthew Vaughn is fast gaining a reputation for being overly picky with his projects. This latest development sure confirms it. According to Deadline, Vaughn has decided not to direct the sequel to his “X-Men: First Class”, which goes by the title “X-Men: Days Of Future Past”. Even with his reputation, this may come asContinue Reading

Many (including myself) were surprised that “X-Men: First Class” did not turning to be a steaming pile of mutant poo. It had its problems (read Electroshadow’s review here), but was pretty solid entertainment. It did not quite light up the Box Office however, which is why a sequel has taken this long to see anyContinue Reading

Last year, Electroshadow posted director Matthew Vaughn’s ideas on what a sequel to “X-Men: First Class” should feature. It was exciting stuff and further exploited the brilliant premise of fusing real-world history with the fictitious world of Marveldom. Now that the sequel is confirmed, with all the major players back in play, we’ll get toContinue Reading

“X-Men: First Class” was a hit with critics, but only did slightly above-average business at the Box Office. For that reason, a sequel has been uncertain until now. The bean counters at Twentieth Century Fox have finally decided that it’s worth it to proceed with a follow-up to the 2011 superhero ensemble film. And accordingContinue Reading

I have to confess. I have a bit of a crush on Rose Byrne. It’s those soulful eyes that do it for me. The rest of her is pretty darn attractive too, but I’m a sucker for a pair of big, beautiful eyes. Of course, it helps that she’s a good actress. Since her breakthroughContinue Reading

After the slew of godawful posters, Twentieth Century Fox has finally gotten back on track with these new character posters for “X-Men: First Class”. When I say “back on track” I don’t mean they’re awesome, merely that these posters don’t suck. They’re certainly not the best-designed & executed Photoshop jobs around, but at least theyContinue Reading

Meet the X-Men! Havok! Mystique! Banshee! Beast!

An expansion of previous trailers, but with more plot, character moments and mutant action…