UPDATE:Official X-Men: First Class Shot!
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 at 2:24 pm Category: Movies, News, Top, X-Men
UPDATE #2: Our sources from MSN (see comments below) say that the image is totally legit, the problem is one of the actors has not signed off on his likeness in the cast photo.
Update: Seems that there may be a little drama coming along with this image!
Earlier this afternoon, I had heard rumbling across the interwebs that the first official image from X-Men: First Class had debuted on MSN. I wandered over to MSN and found nothing, so I tried following some links that supposedly led straight to the image itself on MSN, and only received an error. It seemed MSN had debuted and undebuted this exclusive image within a very short time. The reason? Well, nothing on that yet . . .
MTV doesn’t seem to be convinced that this image is legitimate, stating that it has a “strong Photoshop like vibe” to it - I tend to disagree. It looks cheesy, sure, but I believe it looks just like it’s supposed to (believe me, at this point I wish this was Photoshopped fan art!). Not to mention this first appeared on MSN as an exclusive, and even though it was pulled pretty quickly, I would suspect that due-dilligence is done on any promo for a big movie they are going to release as an exclusive.
Currently, MTV does not have the image up on their site, stating:
UPDATE: Fox has indicated to MTV News that this is not an authorized image from the “X-Men: First Class” movie.
[IMAGE REMOVED AT REQUEST OF STUDIO]
So . . . any guess what this not being an “authorized” image mean? They didn’t come out and fall it a “fake” or not “official” – they seemed to choose their words deliberately with not “authorized” . . . as in “Yes, this is an official photo, no it has not be authorized to be released yet.”?
Make up your own mind and post your thoughts in the comments below! We will keep the image up as long as we can!
Original Post: Here you go folks! Your first look at (from L-R): Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Moira MacTaggert (Rose Byrne), Emma Frost (January Jones), Azazel (Jason Flemyng), Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Havok (Lucas Till), Angel Salvador (Zoe Kravitz), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) and Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy).
Sorry, this is the highest resolution version out there circulating on the interwebs at the moment, but I’ll be sure to update this if/when one hits!
So, what do all of you think? Here at BSR first impressions are ranging from “I was so excited . . . until I saw thi.” to “This is looking more and more like a fan-made film.” to even, “More like ‘XXX-Men: First Ass’!” Me? I’m still not thrilled with what I am seeing with this film. Every bit of news and images that rolls out just in turn makes me roll my eyes.
That being said, I would like to eat crow on one thing. A while back when the January Jones as Emma Frost casting was announced, I didn’t think she fit the part. I would like to now say she actually looks pretty damn sexy in this picture. Though, I still maintain it’s just going to be her playing the same character she always does: Mopey bitch.
Share your thoughts in the comments below!
Responses to “UPDATE:Official X-Men: First Class Shot!”
Why is beast in the shadows? He looks like a rapist.
My first thought was “Why are they all dressing as the Silk Spectre?”
If this is the sixties, why is Rapist Beast Blue?
Also, why would he hide in the shadows? He’s fucking beast, I doubt any fight anyone put up would matter. I bet he rapes Cyclops.
I refuse to judge a movie on a picture. But I will admit I am not having doubts.
Having already seen this movie I can honestly say that it’s not very good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s70h5BKCHxE
Whoa! What people are you talking about?? All I see is Emma, and she is calling my name and doing a sexy dance too!
I had hope for this film when casting was announced. But this photo takes what ever hope I had and just boots it right out the door.
The costumes look atrocious. Are they supposed to look like yellow painted RAF jumpers? Which I guess makes sense, in the 60′s what the hell else would they use realistically. It just makes my heart sink. I was hoping for something vintage and fun. And I am sorry – But White Queen in a Corset or NO WHITE QUEEN!!! January Jones looks like a god damned Fem Bot from Austin Powers.
The Special effects make up ALSO is a HUGE disappointment. Mystiques make up looks like a shitty Halloween mask.
ARGh i hate it when i am right!
Google image search Skydiving gear – that is EXACTLY what the costumes look like.
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And why did they cast a Star Trek: TOS Klingon as Azazeal?
So, what do you guys think? Maybe a fake? Is that why it looks so shitty? MTV is saying that Azazels shot looks an awful lot like this headshot of the actor: http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/08/16/x-men-first-class-casting-azazel-moira-mactaggart/
It’s not a fake. It’s for real. The complication is that one of the actors has not signed off on his likeness in the photo. Who are you going believe … someone who works for MSN or those chodes at MTV? — Jerkbot
Well – if this isn’t “authorized” but IS official it makes me wonder if this isn’t actually a huge “fishing” scam by the Studio to just see what the nerd-sphere’s reaction is? I mean even if it just changes the official One Sheets they release. If the general reaction is mockery and vitriol I don’t know if it would be wise for the studio to go with this look for the promotional material.
I’ve had little hope for this film to begin with and the more and more I here about it make me want punch a small camel.
p.s. is this going to be a relaunch. Cause that’s the only this that would make this slightly tolerable
Whoever had the idea of making Angel a dark haired girl needs to be set on fire. She’s not even chubby like the weird bumblebee-winged girl.
Over on Twitter I was discussing this with a follower, and it came up that maybe this wasn’t finished. If FOX never denied the photo, and requested its removal, I’m wondering if it was a WIP and got leaked.
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Havok, really?! Havok is Cyclops’ brother, why is he even in this movie of “First Class”??? Leave it to Hollywood to ruin everything! Enough X-men movies already.