X-Men: First Class recreating X-Men's first scene set in 1944 Poland
The scene takes place during World War II Poland in 1944, where we first meet the young Eric Lensherr inside a Nazi concentration camp, and where he first discovers his ability to create magnetic fields. The first steps on Lensherr's path to becoming Magneto. Matthew Vaughn is recreating the scene shot-for-shot, at least up to a certain point, where he will then add his own twist on the iconic moment.
The site also reports that Son of Rambow's Bill Milner will be portraying the young Leshnerr/Magneto in this particular scene. They wouldn't reveal the twists involved, but they did say Matthew Vaughn is paying close attention to detail in the scene, with video reference of the first scene available for cast and crew members to recreate it in exquisite detail.
X-Men: First Class was released June 3rd, 2011 and stars James McAvoy, Laurence Belcher, Michael Fassbender, Bill Milner, Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, Beth Goddard. The film is directed by Matthew Vaughn.
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Err
wtf, kevin bacon is gonna be in this?
how did i miss that news previously?
weird.
2 years agoby @err2005Flag
Bane5000
@bud2fresh...Who said anything about Mr.Sinister being in this movie?
2 years agoby @bane5000Flag
Josh
I like this. It's a way to pay homage to the original film while still allowing Vaughn to create his own world and start fresh with the series.
2 years agoby @shuabertFlag
kingbrady
that was the best scene of X-Men 1, hopefully he does it great
2 years agoby @kingbradyFlag
Escapist
@Todd89
Four: But a way to bring in the big bucks!
2 years agoby @escapistFlag
bud2fresh
I think this will be a fun movie to watch ! Can't wait to see Mr. Sinister before an after his transformation!
2 years agoby @bud2freshFlag
Mutant
One: too many characters
Two: continuity is gone
Three: X-Men films are a waste of time now
2 years agoby @zenderFlag
ZanyZap
I agree with ejk1 and Insert. Refer to their comments for my opinion.
2 years agoby @zanyzapFlag
Kinsean92
The idea is ok but i really think the x men series hasn't payed much attention to the continuity and in the world of modern cinema people care alot about continuity. Like others i think they should show different aspects of magneto's past inside the concentration camp but not recreate the scene. Wolverine was a good film but they made a bit too much confusion on the canon aspect.
2 years agoby @kinsean92Flag
T.Clark
Too many f*cking characters in this movie.
2 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
Rufio
good idea. skeptical of the cast (especially Bacon), but still looking forward to this!
2 years agoby @rufioFlag
Summit10
im still not impressed... this are the characters I recognized first and liked even in comparison with the Avengers. I would only know if Matthew Vaughn and the cast did a very well made movie through my own eyes!
2 years agoby @summit10Flag
Spongebob_Boxofficepants
is this gonna be a reboot?
2 years agoby @spongebob-boxofficepantsFlag
Bane5000
does anyone else get the idea theyre just winging it when it comes to this film, throwing in random characters just cause they werent introduced in the other films to see if the public can begin to like them as much as the main x-men characters, timeline continuity is out the window and hoping on the success on the fact its being called an " X-men " movie, when the only thing x-men bout it is the title...sorry just venting here people :]
2 years agoby @bane5000Flag
B3njamin
well duh he's remaking it. he better. and yes however hard we wish, this movie will suck terribly
2 years agoby @b3njaminFlag
Emmytt
this movies gonna f*cking suck
2 years agoby @emmyttFlag
iatehisliver
not in to this movie at all gna suck seein all these new faces
2 years agoby @iatehisliverFlag
CBF
Bad idea altogether. It ruins the X-Men 1 scene for many fans of that movie if it's not done right. My idea probably would have been to shoot different aspects of that concentration camp he was in, maybe show other things that took place there. I wouldn't try to shoot the same scene over again, that's a bad move I think.
2 years agoby @comicbookfanFlag
m3m3z90
why not just use the old shot from X-men 1?
2 years agoby @m3m3z90Flag
ejk1
First, I'm not sure I'd call it an iconic moment, but I guess that's in the eye of the beholder. Second, when I first heard about this movie, I was excited, but with every bit of information I get, I become less and less so. It's not what I expected, so that's probably on me, but the way they are playing with the canon is confusing and irritating.
2 years agoby @ejk1Flag
Daveactor7
Awesome
2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag
Diaigma
Good picture, but unless this is a franchise reboot, I'm not so sure : /
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
P.S. You gotta love the picture in the article.
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
The Narrator: The Better Man
Expected this. Actually, I was looking forward to it. Awesome.
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
Bane5000
so hes gonna open the movie....or maybe magento has a flashback of the same scene that opened the first film...y not just use the same footage, save time and money
2 years agoby @bane5000Flag