Director Matthew Vaughn says that the upcoming movie X-Men: First Class will be to the mutant franchise what Batman Begins was to the Batman franchise.
“First Class is similar to Batman Begins, where you have the fun of introducing the characters and getting to know them, but that takes time,” Vaughn tells Total Film
“But with the second one you can just get on with it and have a rollicking good time,” he continues. “That’s the main difference between Begins and The Dark Knight.”
Vaughn says that when the sequel goes into production, he plans to explore the latter half of the 60′s.
“1962 is far more grounded in the world of the ’50s,” he says. “I think it takes about five years for a decade to really start getting its identity, so the fun thing about this for me would be doing [a sequel] in the latter part of the decade, where you’ve got The Stones, The Beatles, Flower Power…”
There’s also the possibility that the next chapters in the planned First Class trilogy will be set in the 70s and 80s respectively.
“That’s an idea that’s been discussed,” admits producer Bryan Singer. “How the characters go through time. But only to a point – they can’t age too fast!”
X-Men: First Class hits theaters in June.
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