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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:125%;" |'''X-Men: First Class''' 
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |Theatrical release poster
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Directed by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Matthew Vaughn]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Produced by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Lauren Shuler Donner]] [[Bryan Singer]] [[Simon Kinberg]] [[Gregory Goodman]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Screenplay by''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Ashley Edward Miller]] [[Zack Stentz]] [[Jane Goldman]] Matthew Vaughn
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Story by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Sheldon Turner]] Bryan Singer
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Based on'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |{{Based on|[[X-Men]]|[[Jack Kirby]] [[Stan Lee]]}}
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Starring'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[James McAvoy]] [[Michael Fassbender]] [[Rose Byrne]] [[Jennifer Lawrence]] [[January Jones]] [[Oliver Platt]] [[Kevin Bacon]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Music by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Henry Jackman]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Cinematography'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[John Mathieson (Cinematographer)|John Mathieson]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Edited by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Lee Smith (Editor)|Lee Smith]] Eddie Hamilton
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Production companies'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Marvel Entertainment]]<be>[[Lauren Shuler Donner|The Donners' Company]] [[Bad Hat Harry Productions]] [[Dune Entertainment]] [[Ingenious Media|Ingenious Film Partners]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Distributed by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[20th Century Fox]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Release date'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |May 25, 2011 {{small|([[Ziegfeld Theatre (1969)|Ziegfeld Theatre]]) June 3, 2011 {{small|(United States)}}
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Running time'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |132 minutes
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Country'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |United States
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Language'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |English
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Budget'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |$140–160 million
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Box office'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |$353.6 million
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'''''X-Men: First Class''''' (stylized onscreen as '''''X: First Class''''') is a 2011 American [[Superhero Film|superhero film]], based on the [[X-Men]] characters appearing in [[Marvel Comics]]. It is the fifth installment in the [[X-Men (Film Series)|''X-Men'' film series]]. A [[Prequel|prequel]] to the franchise, the film was directed by [[Matthew Vaughn]] and produced by [[Bryan Singer]]. The story is set primarily in 1962 during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]], and focuses on the relationship between [[Professor X|Professor Charles Xavier]] ([[James McAvoy]]) and [[Magneto (Comics)|Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto]] ([[Michael Fassbender]]), and the origin of their groups—the [[X-Men]] and the [[Brotherhood of Mutants]], respectively, as they deal with the [[Hellfire Club (Comics)|Hellfire Club]] led by [[Sebastian Shaw (Comics)|Sebastian Shaw]] ([[Kevin Bacon]]), who is bent on world domination. The film co-stars [[Rose Byrne]], [[January Jones]] and [[Oliver Platt]]. The film also introduces new actors to the series including [[Nicholas Hoult]] and [[Jennifer Lawrence]] who, like McAvoy and Fassbender, reimagine popular characters from the franchise ([[Beast (Comics)|Beast]] and [[Mystique (Comics)|Mystique]]) that have already been established in previous films, namely the original trilogy.

Producer [[Lauren Shuler Donner]] first thought of a prequel based on the young X-Men during the production of ''[[X2 (Film)|X2]]'', and later producer [[Simon Kinberg]] suggested to [[20th Century Fox]] an adaptation of the comic series ''[[X-Men: First Class (Comics)|X-Men: First Class]]'', though the film does not follow the comic closely. Singer, who had directed both ''[[X-Men (Film)|X-Men]]'' and ''X2'', became involved with the project in 2009, but he could only produce and co-write ''First Class'' due to other projects. Matthew Vaughn, who was previously attached to both ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand (Film)|X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' and ''[[Thor (Film)|Thor]]'', became the director, and also wrote the final script with his writing partner [[Jane Goldman]]. ''First Class'' overtook a planned Magneto prequel that entered [[Development Hell|development hell]] and the [[Writers Guild of America, West|Writer's Guild of America]] [[WGA Screenwriting Credit System|arbitration]] gave a story credit to ''Magneto'' writer [[Sheldon Turner]].

''First Class'' entered production in August 2010, with [[Principal Photography|principal photography]] concluding in December and additional filming finishing in April 2011, just a few weeks before the film's premiere in June 2011. The tight schedule proved a challenge to the six companies responsible for the extensive visual effects, which included computer-generated sets and digital doubles for the actors. Locations included [[Oxford]], the [[Mojave Desert|Mojave desert]] and [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]], with soundstage work done in both [[Pinewood Studios]] and the [[20th Century Fox]] stages in Los Angeles. The depiction of the 1960s drew inspiration from the [[James Bond in Film|James Bond]] films of the period.

''First Class'' was a box-office success, becoming the seventh highest-grossing in the film series, and received positive reviews from critics and audiences, who praised the fresh revival of the franchise as well as the acting, writing, directing, action, visual effects, and Henry Jackman's score. A sequel titled ''[[X-Men: Days of Future Past (Film)| Days of Future Past]]'' was released in May 2014, with Singer returning as director and Vaughn as co-writer. Another sequel, ''[[X-Men: Apocalypse (Film)|X-Men: Apocalypse]]'', was released on May 27, 2016. A third sequel, ''[[X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Film)|X-Men: Dark Phoenix]]'', is scheduled to be released on November 2, 2018.

==Plot==

==Cast==
[[File:James-mcavoy-michael-fassbender-x-men-junket-interview-300x300.jpg|thumb|Actors [[Michael Fassbender]] and [[James McAvoy]] at a press junket.|alt=Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy sit in front of the "X" logo for Xavier's school.]]

==Production==

===Development===

===Filming===
[[File:Englefield House - geograph.org.uk - 1824880.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Englefield House]] served as the [[X-Mansion]].|alt=A mansion surrounded by trees and hedges.]]

===Effects===

==Music==

==Release and reception==

===Critical response===

===Box office===

===Home media===

==Accolades==
{{Anchor|Awards|Accolades}}
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==Sequels {{anchor|X-Men: First Class 2|Sequels}}==

==Notes==

==References==

==External links==

{{X-Men Media}}
{{Marvel Comics Films}}
{{Matthew Vaughn}}
{{Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz}}

X-Men: First Class (Film) - Revision history

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