men class men class stylized onscreen class american superhero film based characters appearing fifth installment film series serves prequel soft reboot franchise film directed produced story set primarily cuban missile crisis focuses relationship professor origin groups respectively deal led bent world domination film stars film introduces new actors series like popular characters franchise beast established previous films original trilogy producer thought prequel based young men production later producer suggested 20th century fox adaptation comic series men class film follow comic closely singer directed men involved project produce write class projects previously attached men stand director wrote final script writing partner class overtook planned prequel entered development hell writer guild america arbitration gave story credit writer class entered production august principal photography concluding december additional filming finishing april weeks film premiere june tight schedule proved challenge companies responsible extensive visual effects included computer generated sets digital doubles actors locations included oxford desert georgia work 20th century fox stages los_angeles depiction 1960s drew inspiration james_bond films period class box office success seventh highest grossing film series received positive reviews critics audiences praised fresh revival franchise acting writing directing score sequel titled men days future past serving resolution original trilogy storyline released singer returning director writer plot german concentration camp occupied poland nazi scientist witnesses young bend metal gate mind child separated mother office orders coin desk kills boy mother grief anger magnetic power killing guards destroying room mansion new_york child meets young raven natural form blue skinned meet different invites live family foster sister tracking graduates university_of_oxford las_vegas cia officer follows colonel sees known cyclone producing threatened joint war room advocates deployment nuclear missiles turkey energy absorbing powers aged later kills seeking advice takes raven cia convince director exist threat cia officer sponsors invites secret division facility find attacking rescue drowning escapes brings meet young scientist feet believes raven dna provide cure appearance uses locating device seek recruits recruit army prisoner runaway create nicknames raven frost meets soviet general ussr capture frost discover intends start world war iii trigger attack killing invites join accepts summers moscow general ussr install missiles cuba wearing helmet blocks follows soviet fleet submarine ensure missiles break blockade raven thinking likes natural form tells use cure later attempts seduce taking forms women tells beautiful blue form uses cure giving blue fur aspects jet blockade line uses influence soviet sailor destroy ship carrying missiles uses magnetic power lift submarine water deposit land ensuing battle helmet allowing tells shares view avenge mother kills objections forcing nazi coin childhood brain fearing fleets fire missiles turns mid flight tries stop shooting bullets hits spine rushes help distracted allows missiles fall ocean parting differing views relationship humans leaves later wheelchair bound mansion intends open school promises reveal location kiss later cia says memory recent events calling frost confinement cast professor leader founder close friend differing views place humanity create choice cast auditioned actor considered test duo chemistry said read comic books child added fan men cartoons age describes older monk force humanity mortality says younger different person fun complete opposite ego fueled self serving going far definitely got ego definitely got sex drive admitted feeling similarities stating film sort like meeting point finding seeing events shaped avoided performance told allusion old friendship movies inspiration stated considered professor bit pious boring character got fucking power script young interesting making rogue responsible mission finding went year old capable manipulating generating electromagnetic fields friend ally philosophical differences create auditioned earlier project director remembered sent men script knew little superhero team interested reading script comic books saw character good evil watched sir performances flavor ultimately chose paint new canvas character going way working comic books script said straight cool professor year old cia agent befriends said unfamiliar comics film series film actress cast late production begun time picked role described woman man world ambitious know got liked shape shifting childhood friend adoptive sister dramatic winter bone lawrence sought class little lighter despite having seen films actress watched fan led accept role prospect working said lawrence picked pull challenging raven faces transforms vulnerability shields powerful inner strength lawrence reservations performance previous portrayal considered gorgeous person world felt portrayals contrasting feeling sweet naive sultry mean actress went diet work hours daily shape blue form lawrence undergo hour process similar films day caused appear lawrence upper body year old actress wearing slip facial took hour half apply child actor extensive impractical adult brief uncredited cameo added joke script raven ing like older sex icon times extremely strong change entire body hard diamond form grants strength stamina immunity cost abilities member prior jones casting subject variety called widespread internet reports eve set play deal place jones accepted role different job series mad men discovering like class set 1960s actress considered frost far betty mad men takes place time doesn feel like period movie actress described revealing costumes character insane saying got intimidating actress stated limited exercise routine shape person didn want strict eating regime beast genius scientist abilities similar great attempts cure believes physically aspects transformed frightening looking blue attributes despite new appearance kind caring heart broadway actor previously cast beast eventually turned role star broadway musical chosen gentle capability fierce admitted men fan enthusiastic returning action genre clash working film cast actor use makeup took hours apply hank beast include mask contact lenses muscle suit fake teeth wanted beast look feral version played men stand redesign went tests tried beast resemble particular animal look like body makeup artist likened akin wolf face arms suits employed actual dyed fur fox man black suit cia agent head government agency working considered friend studio felt cast british actors declined direct ability member previously considered beast stand said want heavy roles playing clash exception liked working cold war setting tried imply russian partly explain pleasure killing cia agents actor spent weeks fight training particularly swords undergo hour process like designed include tail computer generated considered problems shade red skin looked like devil like man wearing red paint overcome adding human eyes brighter black hair tie ability absorb energy discharge producers told till audition served beast actor replied despite lifelong dream playing superhero know kill beast movie going makeup everyday sic ability evolution interested role men films seeing previously auditioned agent zero men origins read auditioning class learned playing darwin days prior shoot worked entered eating regime shape researched comics character darwin getting gills turning skin concrete computer graphics computer generated version seamlessly blend human form nazi scientist leader secret society bent taking world power absorbing energy producer said bacon considered actor convey villain different shades clear bad guy added bacon needed stating actor choice bacon accepted role fan liked character script described fresh look franchise comic book movies general actor considered morality world apply producer adding bacon portrayed somebody mind hero movie bacon said aside kind evil portrayed kind type discarded look comics felt look like villain capable incredibly strong screams sonic sonic bursts sonic waves ways including means flight jones auditioned knowing men character saying auditioned superhero fit got red hair gon batman robin actor stated script defined character comics went print given gets involved comics jones tried look little bit differently know jones suffers rig depict flight required preparation time stunt team wings body possesses acidic team took hours apply angel wing tattoo visual effects team tattoo case scene required angel computer generated wings depict flight stood elevated platforms wires times helicopter allow varied camera angles cia director director cia member ability create powerful hands body class marks english language film auditioned taking english classes london enjoyed playing villain film roles spain good guys compared respectable personality suddenly dropped perform fierce attacks hurricane translation portuguese language interview quoted saying hurricane far calm thing kind tube inside close dangerous russian general high ranking soviet military official early 1960s colonel army officer cast members include amy young woman father character appears men origins men days future past men apocalypse portrayed small roles film role uncredited cameo bar dismissing approach join said accepted offer appear sounded perfect particularly character swear word men creator appeared movie regularly cameos marvel based movies explained unable participate class shot far away production development production producer discussed idea film focusing young men crew met approval concept revived production men stand stand writers hired write direct spin idea later fell penn explained original idea young men spin spin young men characters came pretty interesting idea guy worked named worked lot came young movie expect time december 20th century fox hired screenwriter draft spin men film chose write pitching pianist meets men according turner script penned set following trying survive meets young soldier liberation camp hunts nazi war criminals tortured lust vengeance turns enemies april hired direct film place flashbacks actors twenties older framing device usage computer generated applied prologue men stand reiterated hope open close film film planned shoot australia release delayed writers guild america strike producer read comic series men class suggested studio 20th century fox adapt want follow comic felt fresh terms storytelling considering similar twilight movies producers wanted adaptation introduce new characters said wanted characters visuals powers seen worked ensemble work comics later said original idea green light class depending success men origins project seeking approval film washington december said filming begin men origins successful story moved forward involves battling villain hired write screenplay declining possibility directing men class fox later approached director october later said singer dismissed work wanted different kind movie director instead writing treatment developed new script confirmed reprising role origins movie citing age stated movie stating queue studio priorities stated produced plot class superseded story planned film singer denied script inspiration write draft class writer guild america arbitration credited turner film story moss collaborations ended uncredited singer set film period twenties seeing 1960s added cuban missile crisis backdrop considering interesting discuss contemporary concept historical context suggested villains addition moss hired rewrite script miller compared singer work men films pair centered film relationship wrote characters storylines terms fit tension singer dropped director position march commitment jack adaptation duties director producer producers listed possible directors consider started working stand backing seeing satirical superhero film decided contact interested class fox offered chance reboot men stamp thought studio accepted discovering set 1960s director stated class opportunity combine dream projects got cake ate managed men movie bond thing political thriller time signed singer replacement fox subsequently announced june release date rewrote script partner adding new characters changing existing character arcs dynamics instance idea love triangle cut character cut director felt didn time money character work considered including mentions ultimately director felt political subplot movie stated biggest concern friendship believable given short film character built villain seeing elements going action scene set dream sequence revolving rooms scrapped release inception describing thought process material said motivated unfinished business marvel having previously involved production men stand declared enthusiastic class stand constrained previous installments having opportunity start fresh successful elements films compared class restarted franchise unseen approach star trek film paid homage original source material taking new direction fresh young cast continuity said intention good film stand feet regardless films reboot start new franchise added film kind alternate history saying writers want fully canon trilogy comparing approaches comic years publication film rescues central concept comics fact radiation causes genetic men fictional universe incorporates storyline concept went unused years writers comics recently attributed phenomenon evolution natural selection filming principal photography began august oxford england included street university_of_oxford buildings lasted days production moved georgia october including savannah sites louisiana north_carolina considered chosen producer reviewed locations thought water near looked blue palm trees planted island sand look like tropical beach cold weather caused palm trees brown die days shoot necessitating significant digital color correction visual effects team additional location shooting took place russia section plot set argentine coastal city filmed province country beach mountains instead washington fox los_angeles served locations served interior decoration adapted resemble way mansion looked previous films submarine jet built hydraulic sets rotated vehicles movements principal photography ended december additional filming primarily california los_angeles continued april leaving weeks post production film scheduled premiere june tight schedule meet release date led declare worked time pressure film cost approximately million produce tax breaks eventual cost million 1960s setting men class inspired james_bond films era added international feel characters said series major influence way cool job representing period way felt muscular action oriented added attempt recreate bond style charming ruthless sweet personality director said goal feel like 60s bond film little bit reality grounded wanted hint world coming world having powers needed equivalent normal possible humans start seeing time time tried bloody hard balancing modern antique recreate 1960s way alien kids looked like period piece director tried depict era realistic way particularly 60s vibe women suits reliability cia agent questioned said shot film way resembled productions 1960s traditional framing camera movement needs throwing bang format create experience 60s movies james_bond films director hire sole credit given came halfway shoot percent percent film assistant directors successfully convey look wanted film visual effects supervisor added lighting digital interior keeping 60s vibe old school elements lens edge aesthetics decade invoked designers responsible end credits tried traditional optical credits animation depicts dna strands simple geometric shapes drawing inspiration work bond films origin story men costumes resemble ones original comics functional yellow parts resembling blue looking like resembling space age fashion costumes tried convey character personalities instance wore loose clothes costumes white costume film ending closely resembled original version comics versions helmet fit head bacon effects class employed visual effects shots companies responsible angel set extensions handled visuals environment effects darwin scene yacht destroyed escapes submarine created powers responsible climactic battle cuba overall coordination provided visual effects designer said biggest difficulty tight schedule slightly year like spider man frequently years british company employed special data sets actors effects companies allowed computer generated sets mirrored nuclear battles effects team mirror maze fight enter dragon reference walls digital models washington moscow created based photographs actual cities russian particular having vehicles military hardware based videos red square digital army actual soviet style march exception scenes featuring actors ships shot small bridge set set thirds aircraft mounted atop roller wheel spun naval battle entirely digital featuring simulated ocean high resolution models submarine warships designs based real vehicles jet modified submarine combination models 1940s 1950s actual ussr fleets 1960s service particular soviet cruiser larger version leading dub practical effects possible having location objects young throws mother death actors wires real explosions light effects reference beams comics absorption power depicted having grow times original size class instead company called echo digital deformed times multiplied repeated appear short period displace organic way according biggest problem frost diamond body depicting looking like model human frost visual effects tried look like crystal glass jones live action plates retaining actress eyes lips character kept going diamond form motion capture tracking suit employed instead effects team gray balls covered mirrors served lighting reference angel digital wings animators studied slow motion footage create wing pattern realistic way designers added wings visual screams digital ring like structure based sound waves photography visual employed similar rings concentrated beams rings light match moved till throwing flight visual effects team digital doubles distant shots closer ones employing jones shot special flight rig resemble effects appeared son comics left smoke trail visual effects team accompanied digital fire smoke closely aligned devil fire mask hide reveal body according effects supervisor visible dust dirt ones produces resemble tornado gas visual effects supervisor final product practical effect dry ice augmented computer generated imagery visual effects team portrayed abilities slightly differently younger version scales slightly longer transformation slightly mature beast computer graphics depicted like feet transformation sequence facial replacements beast opened mouth wider mask face allowed music worked composed score following james_bond influences class drew inspiration work said series described extremely pop music started work superman style theme featured final parts film thought successful triumphant coming team reworked stretched half time version theme remainder film themes similarities reflect father son relationship seamless transition scene killed represent transformation interview multiple news outlets responded question choosing love love british band end credits theme explaining band lead singer los_angeles talking said want come rough cut came wrote song listened said think hit video gets girls interested come watch pure commerce blunt want women film instrumental song run natural disaster recruitment scene music composed release reception premiere men class took place theatre new_york_city promotional campaign aimed non traditional partners fox signing deals issued men themed edition critical response men class received review website rotten_tomatoes gives film score based reviews critics average rating site critic consensus strong script stylish direction powerful performances rounded cast men class welcome return form franchise review aggregator metacritic film received score based reviews indicating generally favorable reviews major trade publications hollywood reporter described film confident fueled youthful energy said director maintains strong focus dedicated clarity dramatic power task easier charging score variety said film feels swift remarkably coherent visual effects designed smoothly integrated film journal international lauded smart script theme loses sight ultimate story makes emotional motivation playing keeps characters kids movie consumer publications entertainment_weekly praised kind youthful brit pop energy director absorbed previous collaborations producer director found casting triumph yes real star individually cool intense unaffected playful dead grand comic book work called blockbuster brains said brings similar comic creation manages saga dramatic intent box office men class went general release june north_america film opened approximately screens locations debuting atop weekend box office earnings million days including million friday midnight launch opening lower opening weekends stand million million men origins million slightly higher original film million executives 20th century fox stated achieved goal opening numbers men film excellent start new chapter franchise class opened locations overseas markets brought million weekend standing overseas ranking pirates caribbean stranger tides film opened atop box office countries biggest united_kingdom million including previews france million mexico million south_korea million australia million second weekend men class dropped percent second smallest second weekend drop franchise men united percent came million second place super overseas rose number million film grossed united_states canada foreign markets bringing worldwide total home media men class released dvd blu ray september october home release topped sales charts united_states approximately dvds blu ray accounted percent week disc sales amounting discs sold units accolades sequels movie success led continuation film series spin direct sequel men days future past released men apocalypse released
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