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 'X-Men: First Class' will not be a 'Kick-Ass' version of 'X-Men'

'X-Men: First Class' will not be a 'Kick-Ass' version of 'X-Men'

When Matthew Vaughn ("Kick-Ass") was announced as the director of "X-Men: First Class," many comic fans thought this would mean a hipper, edgier version of the "X-Men" then we've seen on screen previously.  Not so fast.  Vaughn's longtime producing partner Tarquin Pack tells MovieWeb "First Class" will be much closer to the first two "X-Men" films than anything else.

Tarquin told the outlet, "This isn't going to be a 'Kick-Ass' version of X-Men. It is what it is and I think Matthew will bring a freshness to it. He has a way of authoring movies, like you see in 'Layer Cake,' 'Stardust' and 'Kick-Ass,' that nuanced outlook will be in X-Men  because that's just the way he is as a director. That's just the way he works. I think all of the movies he's done, where you expect him to turn right, he turns left."

For more on "X-Men: First Class" including Pack's thoughts on whether Aaron Johnson will play Cyclops or not, click here.

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    Shitegeist

    I'm always amazed when a professional journalist confuses 'then' with 'than'.

    August 7, 2010 at 4:38PM EST Reply to Comment
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    John W

    Let's hope The Walking Dead makes it 4 for 4.

    August 8, 2010 at 12:33AM EST Reply to Comment
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    Tyroc

    Matthew Vaughn "has a way of authoring movies"?

    No, the screenwriters of his films have a way of authoring the movies he directs. Does he bring a certain sensibility to them in the way he chooses to film them? (Or better said, the way he collaborates with his crew of talented individuals to bring a certain sensibility to the way they are filmed.) Maybe. But he is not the "author" in any way.

    December 21, 2010 at 4:46AM EST Reply to Comment