Perhaps the studio felt they needed to apologize for yet another horrific promotional shot they released earlier this week because we’ve got a brand new trailer for X-Men: First Class.
We’ve seen a chunk of this before but there’s definitely a lot more Magneto action this time around, including footage of his childhood. There’s also a fantastic (albeit quick) shot of Azazel getting to attack someone with his tail and Banshee getting some sky-diving practice.
Michael Fassbender’s Magneto gets to show off much more use of his powers than he has in previous X-Men films and that seems to be an important plot point. ”There’s good in you too and you can harness all that. You possess a power no one can match. Not even me,” says James McAvoy’s Xavier.
So are the pictures putting you off or does the actual footage still have you excited for X-Men: First Class? (If you were ever excited about it to begin with.)
April 20th, 2011 at 10:33 pm
I think it looks interesting. I rather like the settings of an alternate 1960s, and i think it established the characters pretty well. Magneto is not a conventional villain at all, and maybe people didn’t get that from the movies if they didn’t already know it from comics, but it think this will explore the why of their different paths.
April 20th, 2011 at 10:59 pm
I’m not sure what agency is responsible for the lackluster print ads but the previews will draw me to the theater.
April 21st, 2011 at 8:23 am
I agree- who cares that the poster is crumby looking? Most movie posters do looking like terrible photoshopped collages anyways.
Filmmakers shouldn’t have to apologize before their film is even released. It’s just a poster- what counts is the movie.
The trailer makes the movie look fun and exciting and I can’t wait to see it.