Trailer of the Week - X-Men: First Class

And here I thought they were going for X-Men Origins: Magneto first.

I just found out last night about this trailer was up. The casts and the graphics looks good to me. But that comes from someone with little info about the X-Men, hell, I never read any of the comic books.

So I did a little digging about this movie to get to know which mutant will be in it. And their powers.

The stars are:

1. James McAvoy

• as Charles Xavier 
• a.k.a Professor X 
• Telepathy: -Mind reading and control, Memory alteration, Mental bolts, Induced paralysis, Illusion casting, Astral projection
• Genius level intellect

2. Michael Fassbender

• as Erik Lehnsherr 
• a.k.a Magneto
• ability to generate and control magnetism

3. January Jones (Yay!)

• as Emma Frost 
• psion of enormous telepathic ability
• capable of transforming into an organic diamond state with extra strength and durability which suppresses her telepathy

4. Jennifer Lawrence

• as Raven Darkholme 
• a.k.a Mystique
• Shapeshifting
• Superhuman agility
• Ageless
• Healing factor
• Skilled combatant
• Master Strategist

5. Rose Byrne

• as Dr. Moira McTaggert 
• a geneticist and is an expert in mutant affairs

6. Nicholas Hoult

• as Hank McCoy 
• a.k.a Beast
• Animal-like physiology
• superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, durability
• genius level intelligence
• accelerated healing factor
• Pheromone manipulation
• razor sharp claws and teeth

7. Lucas Till

• as Alex Summers
• a.k.a Havok
• Ability to absorb cosmic energy
• Energy blast
• Immunity to Cyclops' optic blasts

8. Zoe Kravitz

• as Angel Salvadore
• Technologically granted ice generation from her left hand
• heat/fire generation via her right hand
• flight
• Winged flight with sonic vibrational capacities
• Acid spit
• Insectoid physiology

9. Kevin Bacon

• as Sebastian Shaw
• Metabolizes kinetic energy into greater physical attributes

 10. Jason Flemyng

• as Azazel
• Teleportation
• Energy blasts
• Shapeshifting
• Immortality
• Telepathic control of Firedancers
• Master swordsman 
• Master of dark arts

 

From left to right: Magneto, Dr. Moira, Emma Frost, Azazel, Beast, Havok, Angel Salvadore, Mystique and Professor X.

Sources:

Wikipidea

X-Men: First Class IMDb

X-Men: First Class page

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