X-Men (Film)

X-Men is the first installment in a series of films based on the popular characters of Marvel Comics, distribuited by 20th Century Fox.
== Plot Summary ==
A band of unique power-possessing mutants live in a world where their kind is hated and persecuted by humans. Under the guidance of their leader, Professor Charles Xavier, the X-Men strive for a world where humans and mutants can peacefully co-exist. The superheroes must also combat those radical mutants with intentions of exterminating the human race, the Brotherhood of Mutants.
== Production ==
This reboot of the X-Men series was announced during San Diego Comic Con 2013, along with the announcement of Guillermo del Toro as the director. The first actor revealed was Michael Fassbender, who would reprise his role as Magneto. Mark Strong and Jessica Chastain were the following to be added to the casting list. The full cast was announced by September 2014.
The filmings started around April 2014, and it ran through August of the same year. The first trailer and the release date emerged on the internet in July 2014, during San Diego Comic Con.
== Main Cast ==
=== X-Men ===
* James McAvoy as Professor Charles Xavier
* Tye Sheridan as Scott Summers/Cyclops
* Sophie Turner as Jean Grey
* Alexandra Shipp as Ororo Munroe/Storm
* Kodi Smit-McPhee as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler
* Zendaya Coleman as Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat
* Stefan Kapičić as Peter Rasputin/Colossus
* Tom Hardy as James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine
=== Brotherhood of Mutants ===
* Michael Fassbender as Erik Lennsherr/Magneto
* Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme/Mystique
* Jack O'Connell as Dominikos Petrakis / Avalanche
* Aaron Ashmore as John Allerdyce / Pyro
* Crystal Reed as Marie/Rogue