X-Men: First Class
X-Men: First Class (stylized on-screen as X: First Class) is a 2011 superhero movie. It is based on the fictional Marvel Comics group named X-Men.
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| Directed by | Matthew Vaughn |
| Produced by | Lauren Shuler Donner Simon Kinberg |
| Screenplay by | Ashley Edward Miller Zack Stentz Jane Goldman Matthew Vaughn |
| Story by | Sheldon Turner Bryan Singer |
| Based on | X-Men by Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
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| Music by | Henry Jackman |
| Cinematography | John Mathieson |
| Edited by | Lee Smith Eddie Hamilton |
Production company | Marvel Entertainment The Donners' Company Bad Hat Harry Productions Dune Entertainment Ingenious Film Partners |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 131 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English German French |
| Budget | $140–160 million |
| Box office | $353 million |
The movie is the fifth installment of the X-Men Cinematic Universe and is the first movie of the X-Men: Beginnings series.
Cast
- James McAvoy as Charles Xavier / Professor X
- Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
- Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme / Mystique
- Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy / Beast
- January Jones as Emma Frost
- Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw
- Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert
- Lucas Till as Alex Summers / Havok
- Hugh Jackman as Logan Howlett / Wolverine (cameo)
X-Men: First Class Media
Actors Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy at a press junket
Englefield House, which served as the X-Mansion
- ↑ Bentley, David. X-Men: First Class gets a UK rating and official running time. Coventry Telegraph (May 23, 2011). Retrieved May 24, 2011.