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Cast

James McAvoy
as Charles Xavier/Professor X

Michael Fassbender
as Erik Lensherr/Magneto

Kevin Bacon
as Sebastian Shaw

Caleb Landry Jones
as Sean Cassidy/Banshee

Nicholas Hoult
as Hank McCoy/Beast

January Jones
as Emma Frost

Lucas Till
as Alex Summers/Havok

Rose Byrne
as Dr. Moira MacTaggert

Jennifer Lawrence
as Raven Darkholme/Mystique

Oliver Platt
as Man in Black

Álex González
as Janos Quested/Riptide

Edi Gathegi
as Armando Munoz/Darwin

Jason Flemyng
as Azazel

Zoë Kravitz
as Angel Salvadore

Laurence Belcher
as Charles Xavier (12 Years)

Bill Milner
as Young Erik

Morgan Lily
as Young Raven (10 Years)

Beth Goddard
as Mrs. Xavier

Corey Johnson
as Chief Warden

Demitri Goritsas
as Levene

Glenn Morshower
as Colonel Hendry

Don Creech
as William Stryker

Matt Craven
as CIA Director McCone

James Remar
as US General

Ludger Pistor
as 1st German/Pig Farmer

Wilfried Hochholdinger
as 2nd German/Tailor

Greg Kolpakchi
as Russian Soldier No. 1

Andrei Zayats
as Russian Soldier No. 2

Rade Serbedzija
as Russian General

Ray Wise
as Secretary of State

Michael Medeiros
as Political Officer

Olek Krupa
as Soviet Captain

Yuri Naumkin
as Soviet Fire Control

Gene Farber
as Soviet Radioman

David Agranov
as Soviet NCO

Katrine De Candole
as Swiss Receptionist

James Faulkner
as Swiss Bank Manager

Eva Magyar
as Edie Lensherr

Annabelle Wallis
as Co-Ed

Juan Herrera
as Airport Worker

Greg Savage
as Coastguard

Jarid Faubel
as U.S. Fire Control Officer

Gregory Cox
as Dr. Leigh

Josh Cohen
as Junior Agent No. 1

David Crow
as Weasley Agent

Kieran Patrick Campbell
as Little Boy

Sasha Pieterse
as Teenage Girl

Brendan Fehr
as Communications Officer

Michael Ironside
as Captain

Jason Begh
as XO

Veniamin Manzyuk
as Lt. Commander

Tony Curran
as Man in Black Suit Agent

Randall Batinkoff
as Man in Black Suit Agent

Peter Stark
as Storm Trooper No. 1

Leonard Redlich
as Storm Trooper No. 2

Carlos Besse Peres
as German Bartender

Sean Brown
as Russian Chopper Pilot

Neil Fingleton
as Russian General's Bodyguard 1

Marios
as Russian General's Bodyguard 2

Georg Nikoloff
as Mr. Lensherr (Erik's Dad)

Arthur Darbinyan
as Aral Sea Captain

Hugh Jackman
as Logan/Wolverine

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• Mar 09, 2017

  With Matthew Vaughn at the helm, X-Men: First Class is a classy, fun time that brings the best out of it's strong cast. The action scenes and dialogue pop with a ferocity, and breaths life into a incredibly engaging storyline.
  Matthew M Super Reviewer
• Mar 03, 2017

  There are a lot of great things about First Class, but I think the one that sticks out to me the most (even after years and tons of viewings) is that it works as both a reboot and prequel. Even though the continuity has since been mingled with even more, this film did such a great job of resetting the universe without tarnishing what came before. In large part, the strengths of the film lie with Matthew Vaughn's direction. Up to this point, I liked most of the X-Men films, but even the people who have loved the series would say that there wasn't much "fun" to be had. The original X-Men trilogy took itself very seriously and rightfully so. But there's something to be said for a mutant story that poses similar thought provoking questions and themes like before, while also making a fun adventure out of it. Vaughn does a wonderful job balancing the two. Setting an X-Men film in the 1960's meant having to recast all of the recurring characters. Luckily, casting was something 20th Century Fox had no problem with. I don't think we could have dreamed of a better pairing to take over the roles of Professor X and Magneto than James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. Perhaps, some would say that the two of them have outdone their counterparts, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan (I, myself being one of those people). Much like the film itself, McAvoy and Fassbender put their own spin on the characters, but bring enough similarity in their performance to understand the connective tissue between the pairs. Something the new trilogy of X-Men films does incredibly well is use the decade the films are set in to enhance the overall story they were going for. First Class is set in the 60's, and uses the Cuban Missile Crisis as the film's climatic sequence. But it uses it in a way that doesn't exploit that event, instead, gives a reason for there to be tension between Charles & Erik. This film and Days of Future Past nail the relationship between those two more so than any X-Men film to date. Going back to the fun stuff though, the rest of the mutants are made up of mostly throw away heroes and villains. No one was really asking for characters like Azazel, Riptide, Angel Salvadore, Havoc, Darwin, Banshee, or even more Mystique. But even as much as these characters could have felt like throwaway characters, Vaughn managed to build them into the story in a creative way. Everyone has their own arc and moment to shine. In fact, my favorite part of the film involves Charles & Erik recruiting, and subsequently training everyone. It's classic superhero stuff. Overall, First Class makes good with its new cast and setting. Matthew Vaughn transitioned what was originally planned as a Magneto origin story into a wonderfully balanced comic-book adaptation. One that nails the characters motivations and mindsets in a refreshing but respectful and realistic way. +Charles & Erik +Recruiting & Training +Score +Vaughn's directing +Setting adds to the story 9.4/10
  

  Thomas D Super Reviewer
• Oct 02, 2016

  whilst not stepping back up to the dizzy heights of x-men 1 or 2 or even reaching the somewhat solid level of the last stand, it is a must see for all x-fans! james mcavoy and michael fassbender make it worth your time. some mild comedy moments also make it worth the while.
  Sanity Assassin ! Super Reviewer
• May 17, 2016

  As a prequel, 'X-Men: First Class' is a well deserved and welcome return to form for the X-Men franchise. Matthew Vaughn's sleek and stylish direction helps give the franchise the boost, as did the well polished and compellingly written script. One thing that's always kept X-Men separate from other superhero film franchises was the well understandable and compelling character and plot motivations of the characters and factions. Even after two very lackluster entries prior to this film's release, it's standing ovation as a film as is it's incredibly gifted cast of ensemble characters are equally engaging as they are fascinating. On top of that it's this film's cast that almost gives the original X-Men film a run for it's money, as does all certain consistent qualities this franchise has kept up to this point, including it's elaborate sense of scale, production budget and visually impressive special effects. I don't have much else to comment on the fact this film restored my faith in the X-Men film series, and it's quality still live up to in this day and age.
  Luke E Super Reviewer

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