X-Men First Class director Matthew Vaughn reveals Magneto, Professor X photos


Posted January 23, 2011 by Matthew Price Comment on this article Leave a comment
Michael Fassbender as Magneto
Michael Fassbender as Magneto

Director Matthew Vaughn (“Kick-Ass”), who’s editing “X-Men: First Class” in London, wasn’t a fan of the recently leaked X-Men: First Class image, and instead sent his own images to SlashFilm, who talked to the director about the direction of the movie.

“I’d say this is more like Casino Royale than [JJ Abrams] Star Trek. If you think about it, Casino Royale just

James McAvoy as Professor X.
James McAvoy as Professor X.

totally rebooted Bond — they kept what they wanted and got rid of what didn’t work. You sort of saw Bond become a double O for the first time and yet it didn’t seem to matter [what they changed]. I think my rule is to make a stand alone movie that is as good as possible and do as many nods and winks towards the comics and the other films, but not get tied up in knots worrying about that,” Vaughn told Slashfilm.

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