X-Men: First Class is a Prequel, NOT a Spin-Off

[AristotleP]

When we first heard about X-Men: First Class, Gossip Girl/Chuck/O.C. creator Josh Schwartz had been hired to write a screenplay that focused on “the other teenage characters attending the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning.” But apparently the project is not a spin-off, but a full on X-Men prequel. X-Men franchise producer Lauren Shuler Donner revealed on Fox Movie Channel’s Life After Film School that the film actually focuses on “the first class of Xavier’s school, way back when.”

“So it’s young Scott, young Jean, young Beast and that’ll be really fun,” Donner said. “I think (the plan) is to follow some of the characters into their own stories, and weave them back into the X-Men world. And hopefully First Class will become its own franchise and we can follow them as they grow up.”

So not only is this a full on prequel, a Batman Begins/Star Trek like prequel/reboot of the X-Men series but Fox hopes to make it the first in a franchise of films. I was kind of excited to see an X-Men film that explores some of the less popular characters.

*Yawwwwwwwn*

[Sheridan Passell]

It's so obvious that the entire direction of this series is due to actor's salaries. That's the only reason the story keeps going backwards with younger actors instead of forwards. And it feels backwards.

[T.ROSS]

The effin writer from Gossip Girl, Chuck and O.C., really? what a load of b.s.!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I am seeing Fantastic 4 all over again!