Matthew Vaughn

Review: X-Men: First Class

With Brett ‘The Hitman’ Ratner killing off half the characters in X-Men: The Last Stand, it’s no surprise that the franchise had to be rebooted, but do we really need to see a Bash Street Kids version of the mutant superheroes? And what can it tell us that we don’t already know? Well, how about the fact that Magneto used to be a globe-trotting Bond-a-like and Xavier was a beer-chugging ladies man? Admit it, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart suddenly seem much more interesting…

X-Men: First Class gets a couple of second class posters

Before he was Professor X... he was Charles. Before he was Magneto... he was Erik. Before they release the proper X-Men: First Class poster... we get this bunch of arse instead.

X-Men: First Class trailer arrives

After a long day's worth of waiting, the first trailer for X-Men: Babies hit the internet so hard during the night, it woke me up just as I was getting somewhere with the Caramel Bunny. DAMN YOU XAVIER!

X-Men: First Class pics and posters - fanboy outrage round-up

In the past few days, new X-Men: First Class images have been bouncing around the interweb faster than Rubberman on a sugar high. Here are all the pics so far, complete with typically unreasonable fanboy outrage commentary.

X-Men: First Class coming next year

X-Men: First Class has a new director, release date and synopsis all in place. That's three news items in the space of just one article. We're like the Budgens of movie blogging.

Kick-Ass red-band trailer #2

This makes it about nine trailers and counting for Matthew Vaughn's superhero odyssey, but we're not complaining: not when they feature scenes of Nicolas Cage wearing make-up.

International red-band Kick-Ass trailer

Hell to the yes. Have your ass kicked by the new Kick-Ass red-band trailer. More fighting! More little kids swearing! More Nic Cage! Pleasure overload!

Kick-Ass red-band trailer: meet Hit-Girl

This naughty new Kick-Ass trailer is so good, I've already forgotten every other movie that's coming out next summer.

Kick-Ass: Red Mist poster

Looking forward to Matthew Vaughn's DIY superhero movie? Us too. New poster alert: we've already seen Kick-Ass himself, now here's partner Red Mist aka Superbad's McLovin getting all spandex.

Kick-Ass trailer kicks ass

How much ass does Kick-Ass kick? If early test screenings are to be believed, an assload. Watch the first trailer right here, but don't be offended by the polite language.