X-Men: First Class

These comic book movies reinvigorated their film franchises.

Without a great adversary, what good is a superhero? Without someone to punch in the face, Batman would just be some rich schmuck driving around in a weird-looking tank. Without someone on the receiving end of his shield, Captain America would just hang out at the V.F.W. all day. So let’s celebrate the villains. Let’s bring on the bad guys and give them their moment in the sun. With Avengers: Age of Ultron introducing another memorable baddie in the form of James Spader’s titular metallic menace, let’s take some time to run down the 10 greatest superhero movie villains of all time.

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If the costumes worn by the merry mutants of X-Men: First Class weren't appropriately Jack Kirby X-Men-esque for you, then perhaps this look at concept art for the movie by Matthew Savage might make you feel even more wistful for what could have been, offering alternate looks for Beast, Havok and Mystique in addition to some interior designs from throughout the movie...

2014's sequel to X-Men: First Class may be more of a case of time-traveling déjà vu than originally anticipated, with the news that director Matthew Vaughn has stepped down as the man in charge of X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Bryan Singer - the director of 2000's original X-Men movie - is rumored to replace him.Deadline had ...

In our latest series of super-hero movie reviews, Chris Sims and Matt Wilson take on the films chosen by you, the readers: X-Men! Chris Sims: Hello, everyone, and welcome to the final installment of our in-depth review of the X-Men franchise, as we take on last year's X-Men: First Class...

In our latest series of super-hero movie reviews, Chris Sims and Matt Wilson take on the films chosen by you, the readers: X-Men!   Chris Sims: Hello everyone, and welcome back to our in-depth review of the X-Men movie franchise! This week, we're taking on the last movie in the series, X-Men: First Class! Aft...

Even though Hot Toys teased a few of its unveilings for the Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong 2012 festival early, it turns out the toymaker still saved plenty of reveals for the show itself. Several notable upcoming 1/6 limited edition collectible figurines were showcased at HT's booth last week in a variety of displays. Th...

Even though the last X-Men movie showed the earliest days of Charles Xavier's dream of a better world for mutantkind, its follow-up looks set to jump straight to the bitter end with confirmation that the sequel to X-Men: First Class will be titled X-Men: Days of Future Past...

Art: IGN has a first look at Frank Quitely's variant cover for The Walking Dead #100, which drops in July. Good luck sleeping tonight, or ever again. Movies: 20th Century Fox will release the as-yet-unnamed X-Men: First Class sequel on July 18, 2014...