Episode #81 – X-Men: First Class

After the one-two punch of X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Fox’s X-Men series got a shot in the arm thanks to Matthew Vaughn’s Cold War take on the mutants in X-Men: First Class. Looking back on it, there are some oddities about it amidst a lot of good. Justin and Alicia of The X-Wife Podcast bring their X-knowledge and passion to the show this week.

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Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Written by Bryan Singer, Sheldon Turner, Zack Stentz, Ashley Edward Miller, Jane Goldman, and Matthew Vaughn
Based on characters and comics by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Grant Morrison, Ed Brubaker, and Chuck Austen

Cast

James McAvoy – Professor X / Charles Xavier
Michael Fassbender – Magneto / Erik Lehnsherr
Jennifer Lawrence – Mystique / Raven Darkholme
Rose Byrne – Agent Moira MacTaggert
Kevin Bacon – Sebastian Shaw
Oliver Platt – Fred Duncan
January Jones – White Queen / Emma Frost
Nicholas Hoult – Beast / Hank McCoy
Lucas Till – Havok / Lucas Till
Caleb Landry Jones – Banshee / Sean Cassidy
Zoë Kravitz – Angel Salvadore
Edi Gathegi – Darwin / Armando Muñoz
Jason Flemyng – Azazel
Álex González – Riptide / Janos Quested
Hugh Jackman – Wolverine / Logan

X-Men: First Class – Superhero Cinephiles

After the one-two punch of X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Fox's X-Men series got a shot in the arm thanks to Matthew Vaughn's Cold War take on the mutants in X-Men: First Class. Looking back on it, there are some oddities about it amidst a lot of good. Justin and Alicia of The X-Wife Podcast bring their X-knowledge and passion to the show this week.