X-Men: First Class is a 2011 American superhero film directed by Matthew Vaughn. Based on the characters appearing in Marvel Comics, it is a prequel[5] to the X-Men film series. X-Men: First Class was released June 1, 2011 in the U.K. and on June 3 in the United States.
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The film is set primarily in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis and focuses on the relationship between Professor X and Magneto and the origin of their groups, the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants. The film stars James McAvoy as Professor X and Michael Fassbender as Magneto. Other cast members include Kevin Bacon, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, Zoƫ Kravitz, Nicholas Hoult and Lucas Till. The film was mostly shot in England and parts of the United States