X-Men: First Class takes place in 1962. The original X-Men comics were released in the 1960s, in connection with the Atomic Age, so setting the origin film in this decade was a great decision.

Many fan-favorite mutants were ruined by the movies ... but they didn’t need to be done so dirty. X-Men: First Class gave fans the chronological beginning of the Fox X-Men saga, taking the ...

“I meant that it was a leap forward from the first movie ... film that was there to introduce the world of the X-Men, what their powers were, what the roles were. What is a triumph with this ...

The first X-Men movie offered a cogent universe and the promise that a sequel would continue and broaden the characters’ world. Alongside the Blade and Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies, which were ...