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X-Men: First Class Trailer: Peace Was Never An Option

By TK | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (31)

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Greetings, true believers. So the suddenly aggressive marketing push for Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class continues, and now we have a new trailer. Which is, unsurprisingly, remarkably similar to the old trailer. That doesn’t mean it’s not worth watching — it is. In fact, do that now.

So what’s new? Well, there’s Banshee, which is pretty fuckin’ sweet. A little more of Azazel, the character that I’m the most puzzled by, in terms of his addition. Other than that? Most of it’s stuff we’ve seen. But you know what else it has? James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender being fucking awesome.

And honestly? That’s a decent part of the reason I’m psyched to see it. Because no matter how crappy the script is or isn’t, how poorly it fits into the X-Men chronology and mythos, at the end of the day, it will promintently feature McAvoy and Fassbender. Being fucking awesome.

Also, let me just cut some of you off: Yes, Havok’s beams are the wrong color. And yes, he shouldn’t even be here. Yes, the chronology and history is fucked. Yes, I realize that Angel isn’t here. Yes, I realize that Cyclops isn’t here either, and that they, along with Jean Grey, are the real first class. I realize all of these things.

I don’t give a shit. Look, comic book movies are like Marvel’s Ultimate universe. Reimagined origins, with the same basic theory. Comic books will never be faithfully adapted. All we can ask for is that they are faithful to the ideas, to the characters, to the philosophy. Do I really care that it’s the wrong lineup? Not particularly. I care that they take the characters that they’ve chosen, and that they treat them well and honestly and make them feel like real people, like the great comic book writers did. That’s what I want.

That, and the whole McAvoy/Fassbender Fucking Awesomeness thing.









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Comments

Did he get that plastic helmet at "Toy R Us"?

Posted by: logan at April 21, 2011 10:33 AM

After watching him suck more then a rogue black hole in Wanted I have a hard time imagining James McAvoy and the word awesome in the same universe together

Posted by: YesPlease at April 21, 2011 10:37 AM

I had a whole "First Class Shitbomb" rant prepped and ready to go, then that last shot with the rockets screaming toward that island appeared and I have to say it doesn't look terrible. I didn't see the preview the first time around, and I know jack shit about the comic books, so it looks like a fairly entertaining summer blockbuster that will leave the genre of Comic Book Movies in more-or-less the same state it is now.

Posted by: Kballs at April 21, 2011 10:44 AM

I love Fassbender, the only problem I have is that he isn't basing his performance on McKellan's. While he should make the character his own, he should try his best to fit his version of the character with the character the X-Men movie-verse has already established. I feel like he wants to move away from the fact that McKellan played the character as sexually ambiguous as possible. Magneto's line to Rogue in X2, "We love what you've done with your hair." is my favorite line from that movie. McKellan's bitchy delivery was beyond awesome. I want for the character to have some consistency. This trailer is better than the shitty posters, that's good, but I'm still on the fence. Hope I'm wrong.

Posted by: Melody Be at April 21, 2011 10:50 AM

I'm going to steal that last paragraph, TK. Seriously, that's perfect.

I was thinking, as I watched the new trailer, that it's funny we're all tired of Lex Luthor in Superman movies, but we generally don't seem to have a problem with all the X-Men movies featuring (or cameoing) Magneto. I'm sure that's at least partially true to the casting choices, who have had the four best actors in the series (other than Kevin Bacon, natch), but it's also got to have something to do with Charles and Erik, because they go beyond hero/villain, they're friends having a philosophical dispute... an argument that will never really end. Very smart for the trailers to maximize that but still show them 'splosions. They're working on me, anyway.

Also, yeah, McAvoy/Fassbender radassitude.

Posted by: RobP at April 21, 2011 10:51 AM

Ah you don't give a shit? Same philosophy? When did this shit come about?

I say,Wrong, WRONG, WRONG! is that what it comes down to nowadays? Eeeh it's completely retarded and a raping of the original story, but you know it's kinda the same philosophy.
Hey by those standards let's just you know, re imagine Citizen Kane...with dinosaurs, and call it, Citizen Kane.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 21, 2011 10:52 AM

After watching him suck more then a rogue black hole in Wanted I have a hard time imagining James McAvoy and the word awesome in the same universe together

Posted by: YesPlease at April 21, 2011 10:37 AM

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Second.

I did astrophysics at university. I failed, but I still did it, and I know this much: he sucked the word awesome through his black hole and ejected it out into a parallel universe.

Posted by: zeke the pig at April 21, 2011 10:54 AM

And all this time I thought it was the "Loom of Doom" TM (or whatever it was called) that sucked. But I'm weaver, and I care about getting the weaving stuff right.

Anyway, I'm so SICK of ORIGINS stories. I don't care where people came from. I care what they are doing NOW. First rule of SciFi: Do not over explain everything. Just jump right into the action and tell a good story.

Also, Fassbender is giving off a huge James Bond pheromone.

Posted by: BWeaves at April 21, 2011 11:06 AM

Oh, and that helmet is stupid.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 21, 2011 11:13 AM

As long as the movie makes me care when the X-Men split into opposing camps I will be happy. I don't care that this isn't canon. There hasn't been any honest emotional resonance since X2 and the series is hurting dearly for it.

Posted by: TylerDFC at April 21, 2011 11:17 AM

I've never understood why comic book fans, who have no trouble at all dealing writer and artist changes, new universes, or alternate timelines, get all freaked out if every single movie isn't exactly like all the movies that came before it.

In fact, I pretty much hate the whole idea that every comic book movie has to be a trilogy made by all of the exact same people.

I'd rather see three great movies made by three different great directors with three different stars than to watch the same guys make the same movie three times.

Posted by: The Mutt at April 21, 2011 11:25 AM

It's a prequel, it's suppose to lead up to the movies already made. All I ask for is consistency, if I don't get it I'm pissed.

Posted by: Melody Be at April 21, 2011 11:29 AM

I don't have a problem with the Marvel movies being faithfully adapted from the comics. But it would help if Fox could keep the chronology straight in the universe they've established for their films.

Reboot after reboot after reboot does not endear me to their efforts.

Posted by: Tom Brazelton at April 21, 2011 11:31 AM

Do you honestly think the early X-men comic books are of the same quality, artistically, as Citizen Kane? This would be more like if someone took King Kong, changed a bunch of the plot points, but still had a giant ape in NYC at the end.

These things are kids books. Yes, some of them get to very deep and interesting places, but let's not treat them as if we're defacing some of the great literature of our time.

And if some one made a Citizen Kane comic book that had dinosaurs in it, it would be awesome.

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at April 21, 2011 11:42 AM

I'm jazzed about this movie because of Fassbender as Magneto. I think Fox has gotten lucky/right in their casting choice for what is really one of the 10 best villains in comic book history.

Then again, since they fucked up Dr. Doom, may they eat shit in a fire!

Posted by: Fredo at April 21, 2011 11:48 AM

to hell with x-men 2
and its paint by numbers idiot plot

Posted by: gregory at April 21, 2011 11:57 AM

I can't stand James McAvoy.
I've tried.
I just hate him.
I do love the XMen.
And I am curious about what they do with the characters.
But it looks way too talky. And I wish these movies would stop wasting so much time with "where did they come from" and just let those characters use their powers.

The biggest problem with all of these movies is that they have all these characters but spend so little time on the action. The best part of the comics was what the characters could do. I don't wanna hear all the whining about peace and all that shit. Wah wah wah nazis mutants govt control alienation blah blah blah KICK SOME DAMN ASS ALREADY! And no dumb quips either. Shut trap and kick ass.

So I guess I'll be waiting to hear about the level of actual kicking ass vs. the thespianing that will doubtless be shoehorned into it (which is why the casting is problematic for me). I don't give a damn about that sub or missiles if I have to listen to 40 minutes of acting! before they get to it.

Posted by: ChickaBoom! at April 21, 2011 12:41 PM

i disagree my favorite parts of the xmen movies were them being in school and just being mutants at mutant school or coming to terms with their powers or meeting their parents in x2... the social stuff

Posted by: superking at April 21, 2011 12:55 PM

That's cool, superking. At least one of us will be happy with this new one, then.

Posted by: ChickaBoom! at April 21, 2011 1:05 PM

We open on a snowy mountain top. Heavy white flakes drift down from a dark grey sky. The camera pans in through the thick, pine forest and finds a young man shooting down the mountain side on his Magno-Sled, a jet-powered slab of titanium with a spiked rose adorning the front.

He zips in and out of trees as he races down the mountain-side, sparing just a sparse glance behind him to see if he's still being chased. It's cold, but he's sweating heavily and sucking in the cool air like any breathe could be his last (the techno music drums hastily).

The camera pulls back and shows that the trees behind him are shaking and falling, as if something massive is pushing them over. The camera pans around behind this action and quickly zooms back in on the desperate young man.

The trees begin to collapse around him. He darts in and out of them as they are knocked down in his path. He zips under a falling log, twists around another and nearly spins out of control, but with some fancy footwork on the petal and quick jerk of the flanking brakes restores control and speeds ahead on his escape path.

Just as he thinks he's in the clear, a set of massive jaws break through the tree line! His pursuer is revealed; a massive Tyranossaurus Rex! The jaws nearly snatch the boy off his ride and the audience can almost smell the hot breath of carrion as the beast's maw crashes down just behind the young man!

The boy pulls his Electro-pistol from it's holster at his waist. He let's loose several blasts of blue, crackling energy from the weapon, but misses wildly. Tree trunks explode around them and they are showered in splinters and pine-needles. The beast roars again (the screen rumbles)!

The camera pulls out again to reveal that the boy is speeding towards a massive crevase! Close up on his face we see his eyes narrow as he steels himself for one last, desperate maneauver. He kicks the petal down one last time and flips a switch to the Grav-boosters...and blasts forward!

He flies out over the split earth. The shot slows to a crawl as he flies over the wide, empty earth. The beast nearly falls off the cliff-face behind; it slips but catches it's balance and keeps it's footing. From the deep empty space below we see the Magno-sled fly through the air (the techno music goes silent).

He lands with a crash on the other side of the gap; his sled crashes and he's tossed free from it. They roll through the snow safe from the beast on the other side of the divide.

The boy stands and looks out across the distance at the massive dinosaur. He lets out a sigh of relief and the hot air turns to mist in his eyes. He laughs to himself and as the beasts roars in frustration for his lost prey, he shouts back at it.

He walks back to his sled. He kicks the engins on the side, seeing that they're broken. He sighs in frustration; it will be a dangerous hike back to his parents cave.

There is a snap in the trees around him. He draws his pistol and peers around through the forest. A velociraptor breaks through the clearing. Then another. And another. They're snarling and drooling, clearly starved and desperate for a meal.

The boys eyes narrow once more. We hear the whir of his weapon heating up. The beast pounce!

(big steel leters slam the screen) CITIZEN KANE

Posted by: superasente at April 21, 2011 1:14 PM

^holy mo

How can ppl still hate McAvoy after watching dat last bit of the trailer where he says, "...killing will not bring you peace" is byond me. if dats not acting, i dunno wat is.

n Magneto got really scary when Charles said, "..you possess a power no one can match"...goosebumps....

Posted by: haplo at April 21, 2011 1:43 PM

(big steel leters slam the screen) CITIZEN KANE
Posted by: superasente at April 21, 2011 1:14 PM

So, it's Brett Ratner to direct?

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 21, 2011 1:55 PM

"I don’t give a shit. Look, comic book movies are like Marvel’s Ultimate universe. Reimagined origins, with the same basic theory. Comic books will never be faithfully adapted. All we can ask for is that they are faithful to the ideas, to the characters, to the philosphy. Do I really care that it’s the wrong lineup? Not particularly. I care that they take the characters that they’ve chosen, and that they treat them well and honestly and make them feel like real people, like the great comic book writers did. That’s what I want."

*pops open champagne(bottom shelf)*

@Barbado, 50 years worth of artists and writers and comics and cartoons and 17 ballsretarded marvel universes and you are worried about authenticity and accurate replication?

comics and consistency have never ever even been in the same country. and that's ok. they're templates. like mythology. there's no consistency to the stories in mythology--not in deeds, chronology, genealogy. do you suppose people sat around the agora and bitched at the story teller because it was raping the original? (unless they meant that in a good way).

comics are the modern mythology and perfect for retellings and reimaginings. it's entirely appropriate that things be shuffled, ideas tweaked, characters moved about

Posted by: idleprimate at April 21, 2011 2:07 PM

oh, and McAvoy acted the hell out of the Last Station

Posted by: idleprimate at April 21, 2011 2:09 PM

n the helmet's fuckin-A

Posted by: haplo at April 21, 2011 2:42 PM

Couldn't agree with you more TK. Comic books will NEVER be faithfully adapted. There have been so many re-imaginings and retcons and changes. Whose version should we remain faithful to? What's important is what you said - treat the characters with dignity. And for God's sake, let us rid the world of "fan service" once and for all. No dancing emo Spidey's, no "I'm the Juggernaut bitch", etc.

Posted by: Kris at April 21, 2011 4:50 PM

Meh, I like McAvoy. I even liked him in Wanted. He was what made it watchable.

While I do agree with TK to a degree, I also think it's screwed up to change history, even comic book history, to build your fantasy team.

I know the idea is to make money, but when that becomes the sole purpose and intent of the project regardless of how many molds and hearts you break, then it ceases to be art and becomes simply 'product'. A good director/producer should work to lift his 'product' to the level or art. You could argue that it's art nonetheless, but so much compromise, so many fingers in the stew make it that much less so. This is what separated X-men 1 and (sorta) 2 from the third mess of a film.

Art is vision and the expression of that vision.

Posted by: Protoguy at April 21, 2011 8:40 PM

First of all, Iceman was also a part of the original First Class. Please do some research before discussing comics.

Second, Marvel's Ultimate universe was a fucking tragedy of astronomical proportions. Pretty much any Marvel fan will attest to that. Not only did they make some pretty shitty origins up, the writing was always laughably bad and the art was sub par.

First Class is just a quick cash grab by Fox. It was a rushed production, and it's success is the only thing keeping Marvel from getting the movie rights back, seeing as The Wolverine was pretty much scrapped. I can understand what may appeal to some of you about this movie, I really can. But it seriously doesn't look like even a marginal amount of fun, regardless of the fucked up chronology and comic to film translation. There isn't much of a plot that hasn't been used in the other Fox-Men movies, except that now instead of the government being the antagonist, the Hellfire Club is.

It's a sad, sad day for the 24 year X-Men comics fan in me when this gets released. I pray every night that it flops spectacularly and Fox will lose the rights to these beloved characters forever.

Posted by: Reese Witherspoon at April 21, 2011 9:42 PM

Damn Reese, that was intense. But I agree with you.

Posted by: Illuminatus at April 21, 2011 9:46 PM

"But it seriously doesn't look like even a marginal amount of fun"

Wow. Just...wow.

If lifting a submarine out of the ocean and saying, "Bring it own!" with your eyes when a bunch of rockets are flying at you is not fun then I dunno wat fun is. i really dun.

Posted by: haplo at April 22, 2011 1:46 AM

This movie was amazing! Highly recommend, although you may like it better if you have seen the first three x-men before watching this one. You don't have to, but its cool to see how everything from the other three movies comes from this movie.

Posted by: Jack Deffient at June 4, 2011 3:08 PM