X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

Credits
Title:	X-Men: First Class
Directed by:	Matthew Vaughn
Written by:	Ashley Miller ^[1]; Zack Stentz; Jane Goldman; Matthew Vaughn; Sheldon Turner; Bryan Singer
Produced by:	Tom Cohen; Gregory Goodman; Simon Kinberg; Stan Lee; Josh McLaglen; Tarquin Pack; Lauren Shuler Donner; Bryan Singer; Jason Taylor
Music by:	Henry Jackman
Cinematography:	John Mathieson
Edited by:	Eddie Hamilton; Lee Smith
Production
Distributed by:	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Marvel Entertainment Dune Entertainment Bad Hat Harry Productions
Released:	June 3rd, 2011
Rating:	PG-13
Running time:	132 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Budget:	$160,000,000 ^[2]^[3]
Gross:	$146,408,30 (US) ^[2]^[3] $352,616,690 (Worldwide) ^[2]^[3]
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X-Men: First Class is an American feature film of the superhero fantasy and action genres. It is based on the X-Men series of comic book titles published by Marvel Comics. The film is the first in a series, which serves as a reboot of the previous X-Men film trilogy, but ultimately ties into the continuity of that series as well. The movie was directed by Matthew Vaughn with a screenplay written by Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman and Vaughn, based on a story treatment by Sheldon Turner and Bryan Singer. It was produced by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, in association with Marvel Entertainment and released theatrically in the United States on June 3rd, 2011.

Plot[]

Actor	Role

The movie was shot primarily in England as well as parts of Argentina, Georgia, and Los Angeles, California. ^[4]

Englefield House, which is located in Theale, Reading, Berkshire, England was used for the exterior shots of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. ^[4]

In 2015, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation will release a reboot of the Fantastic Four, in which Matthew Vaughn will serve as a producer. According to internet rumor at the time, Vaughn alluded to the idea that the Fantastic Four film will take place in the same shared continuity as X-Men: First Class.

X-Men: First Class released on DVD in Region 1 format on September 9th, 2011 by 20th Century Fox. The DVD version includes the Children of the Atom: Filming X-Men: First Class documentary. ^[5]

The film was released on Blu-ray on the same day as the DVD. This edition includes a DVD copy as well as a digital copy. ^[6] Additional features include the following:

The Blu-ray was re-released on May 6th, 2014. This version includes all of the same bonus features as the previous Blu-ray release. ^[7]