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Issue #119 – X-Men: First Class Interview with Ashley Miller & Zack Stentz

William — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:29:57 +0000

William sits down with X-Men: First Class writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz to talk about the behind-the-scenes of the movie.

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X-Men: First Class Art Print on Sale!

William — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:25:06 +0000

In celebration of the summer’s finest comic book movies, Between the Panels will be doing a series of art prints all summer long, honoring each film. You’ve seen our Thor print, but today, we’re happy to unveil our new print for X-Men: First Class. The Rage and Serenity print from BTP’s own Dane Davenport is 11″ by 17″ and is on sale, today, for $15 + $5 S&H.

Pick up your copy in the BTP Store today and let us know what you think of the print in our comments below.

Issue #117 – Beta Ray Bill Special with Ashley Miller

William — Tue, 31 May 2011 04:17:12 +0000

William and Dane are joined by Thor and X-Men: First Class writer Ashley Edward Miller to talk about the introduction of Beta Ray Bill.

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New ‘X-Men’ Character Posters, Photo

William — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:45:56 +0000

20th Century Fox has released two new character posters from the upcoming release of X-Men: First Class. The posters feature James McAvoy as Charles and Michael Fassbender as Erik. Also, Empire has an exclusive photo which sees Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon) and Emma Frost (January Jones) in a very blue room, presumably planning their next move.

X-Men: First Class is directed by Matthew Vaughn and is set for a June 3, 2011 release and continues to peak my interest with every new detail that’s released. We’ve placed all the images after the break.

X-Men: First Class Trailer

William — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 01:58:47 +0000

The first official footage for X-Men: First Class is now online. X-Men: First Class is a prequel to the current X-Men trilogy, taking place before the falling out between Magneto and Professor Xavier. The film, directed by Matthew Vaughn, will hit theaters June 3rd and stars Michael Fassbender, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Jason Flemyng, Nicholas Hoult, Lucas Till , Zoë Kravitz, Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy and Kevin Bacon. We’ve included the full High Definition trailer after the break for those looking to avoid spoilers.

Issue #104 – Beyond the Panels #2

William — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:37:56 +0000

In our second episode of Beyond the Panels, William and Dane talk about Doctor Who, the Oscar film season, and Dane’s trip to Europe.

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What did you think of the episode? Sound off in our comments below.

‘X-Men: First Class’ Teaser Poster Released

William — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:22:30 +0000

Fox has released the first teaser poster for Matthew Vaughan’s X-Men: First Class. The poster is anything mind blowing, but is a nice capper to the flood of First Class news we’ve gotten today. We’ve got the one-sheet for you below:

Source: Filmonic

X-Men Cast Photo is Back with Company

Dane — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:24:56 +0000

Click Image for a High Resolution Version

It’s back, after being pulled down yesterday MSN has a new higher resolution look at the cast of X-Men: First Class. Not to be outdone, The Los Angeles Times has three new pictures to accompany their set visit article (recommended) that includes our first look at Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw. The above image features the X-Men dressed in classic X-Men colors and shows (from left to right) Michael Fassbender (Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto), Rose Byrne (Dr. Moira MacTaggert), January Jones (Emma Frost), Jason Flemyng (Azazel), Nicholas Hoult (Hank McCoy / Beast), Lucas Till (Alex Summers / Havok), Zoë Kravitz (Angel Salvadore), Jennifer Lawrence (Raven Darkholme / Mystique) and James McAvoy (Professor Charles Xavier). Check out the new set pictures after the break.

X-Men First Class is a prequel to the current X-Men trilogy, taking place before the falling out between Magneto and Xavier. The film, directed by Matthew Vaughn, will hit theaters June 3rd. What do you think about our first look at X-Men First Class? Give your take in the comments section below.

January Jones Joins “X-Men: First Class”

William — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:59:21 +0000

In an interesting turn of events, Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Mad Men star and Emmy nominated actress January Jones has taken over the role of Emma Frost in Matthew Vaughn’s “X-Men: First Class”. When we last reported on this, actress Alice Eve had apparently gotten the role of the infamous White Queen, but this exclusive report from Deadline seems to confirm otherwise, saying:

While speculative reports had Alice Eve playing that role, no deal was concluded.

This has me incredibly excited! I thought that Eve was a good fit for the role, but as an avid “Mad Men” watcher, I can confidently say that January Jones can NAIL the cold tone that Emma needs. The report also states that Zoe Kravitz will play Angel and Jason Flemyng will play Nightcrawler’s father, Azazel.

“X-Men: First Class” also stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Till, Edi Gathegi, Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne, and Oliver Platt. The movie is due out next summer and starts production in London in just a few weeks, on August 23.

Leftovers for 8/17/2010

William — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:55:58 +0000

Welcome to today’s edition of Leftovers! We’ve got a ton of news, so let’s jump right into it:

In X-Men: First Class casting news, Oliver Platt and Rose Bryne have joined the cast. Platt will play the mysterious “Man in Black” while Bryne will take on the role of Moira MacTaggert.
Fred Van Lente’s heavily teased Avengers book has been titled: “Dead Avengers” and will spin out of the Chaos War event that launches soon. We’ve included some of the art at the top of the post, but check out this full CBR article for even more details on what looks to be an outstanding series.
Bill Willingham of Fables fame will write a “Warriors Three” story due out this November. This is the first work the writer has done at Marvel in quite some time.
The Avengers movie will be filmed in 3D, which is good news for us movie fans.
CBR has your first look at some of the other “Vampirella” variant covers, including a bloody brilliant cover by Alex Ross.

That’s all the leftovers for today. Did you finish your plate?