There is a new mutant in town, and it's James McAvoy. Multiple sources have confirmed McAvoy has signed on to play telepath and X-men founder Charles (Professor X) Xavier in Matthew Vaughn's upcoming X-men: First Class.
First Class will be a prequel, looking at the lives of Charles and Erik (or...um...Max) before they were Professor X and Magneto. With the news of this casting, it makes me wonder how far back they're going.
Patrick Stewart, who previously played Xavier made an appearance at the end of X-men Origins: Wolverine, shuttling rescued children (including Cyclops) out of harm's way. Will they pick up there? Will they completely ignore it? I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Brian Singer (director or X-men 1 & 2) will be producing along with Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg.
Patrick Stewart, who previously played Xavier made an appearance at the end of X-men Origins: Wolverine, shuttling rescued children (including Cyclops) out of harm's way. Will they pick up there? Will they completely ignore it? I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Brian Singer (director or X-men 1 & 2) will be producing along with Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg.
Both McAvoy and Director Matthew Vaughn are no strangers to comic book movies. Vaughn was briefly attached to direct X-men: The Last Stand. He also directed the recently released Kick-Ass, while McAvoy starred in Wanted, both based on comics by Mark Millar.
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