Long before Charles Xavier is known as "Professor X," he's just a troubled young man who can read minds. His best friend Eric understands what it means to be a mutant and an outsider. Together, Charles and Eric try to organize fellow mutants and foil the plans of the Hellfire Club, an elite society bent on dominating the world. But the two young men's different worldviews drive them farther and farther apart, pushing them toward their respective destinies as archenemies Professor X and Magneto.
Three Good Reasons
- 1Up-and-comers James McAvoy ("Wanted") and Michael Fassbender ("Inglourious Basterds") star as two of Marvel Comics' most famous frenemies.
- 2The movie kicks off plans for a new X-Men trilogy, and resolves some long-standing questions about Professor X's personal history.
- 3Matthew Vaughn, director of the cult superhero spoof "Kick-Ass," brings his colorful style and energy to a tale of real heroes and villains.
