"X-Men: First Class" (2011)
After the critical flops that were "The Last Stand" & "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," it was pretty clear that they needed to do something different, especially since this is the first Fox "X-Men" film being released during the MCU era. What better way to jump start the franchise then doing an origin story set in the swinging '60's directed by a grungy British director. Will this be the bright shiny modern re-vamp they are hoping for?
Principal photography in August 2010 and ended in December 2010. The film stars James McAvoy as Charles Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr, Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw, Rose Byrne as Moria MacTaggert, Jennifer Lawrence as Raven/Mystique, Oliver Platt as Man In Black Suit, Alex Gonzalez as Janos Quested/Riptide, Jason Flemyng as Azazel, Zoe Kravitz as Angel Salvadore, January Jones as Emma Frost, Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy/Beast, Caleb Landry Jones as Sean Cassidy/Banshee, Edi Gathegi as Darwin/Armando Munoz and Lucas Till as Alex Summer/Havok. The film was written by Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn. It was directed by Matthew Vaughn. "X-Men: First Class" was released on June 3, 2011.