It's 1962 and the world is on the brink of starting a new world war. As far as the general public are aware, mutants do not exist. Two of those very mutants still discovering their abilities are Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr (Professor X and Magneto), two equally intelligent men who share a secret; they both hold incredible powers.
Having studied at Oxford University, the young Charles Xavier is the world's leading expert on mutations, seeking advice an CIA agent by the name of Moira MacTaggert contacts Xavier. Once Xavier learns of a mutant who's out to destroy humanity he and his adopted sister Raven form a secret organisation and track down other men with differing abilities in order to fight a mutant by the name of Sebastian Shaw whose strength is constantly growing.
X-Men First Class is a prequel to the X-Men film series.
Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, January Jones, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence, Oliver Platt, Rose Byrne, Zoe Kravitz, Jason Flemyng, Ray Wise, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Till, Edi Gathegi, Alex Gonzalez, Glenn Morshower, Matt Craven, Rade Sherbedgia, Michael Ironside, James Remar, Bill Milner, Beth Goddard, Morgan Lily and Corey Johnson