James McAvoy - Welcome to the Punch / Xmen First Class

James McAvoy begins filming Welcome To The Punch in London
Last Wednesday (20 July) it was announced that principal photography has begun for director Eran Creevy's Welcome To The Punch. Starring James McAvoy, Mark Strong and Andrea Riseborough, the film will shoot in 3 Mills Studios and on location in and around London, England.

Welcome To The Punch finds ex-criminal Jacob Sternwood (Strong) forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives his nemesis, detective Max Lewinsky (McAvoy), one last chance to catch the man he's always been after. As the two enemies hurtle towards an unavoidable face off, they start to uncover a deeper conspiracy they both need to solve in order to survive.

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“X-Men: First Class” Hits DVD and Blu-ray on September 9th

Fox has announced that they will release Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class onto DVD and Blu-ray on September 9th, a mere three months after hit theaters. The film will be offered in two different cases: one features James McAvoy as Professor Charles Xavier and the other has Michael Fassbender as Erik Lensherr aka Magneto. The Blu-ray will include over two hours of special features, a digital copy of the film, ten Marvel X-Men digital comics including a new X-Men: First Class back story.

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James McAvoy Discusses a Possible "X-Men: First Class" Sequel

Now that director Matthew Vaughn's X-Men prequel X-Men: First Class is in theaters, speculation over a sequel can only increase while this weekend's box office is tallied. Vaughn has already expressed interest in helming a sequel, explaining an idea for a sequel that would include the X-Men in the JFK assassination. All it would take for a sequel is for the movie to be a success.

James McAvoy, who plays Professor X in First Class, told The LA Times that while he hopes a First Class sequel is made "because they found a story they like," the actor admits that he has ideas about what should happen in a sequel.

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James McAvoy - First look at the new X-Men film First Class

While the exact plot of X-Men: First Class remains secret, the film centres on how friends Professor Charles Xavier (Scottish actor James McAvoy stepping into Patrick Stewart's shoes) and Erik Lehnsherr (German actor Michael Fassbender filling the role played by Ian McKellen in the earlier films) fall out and become arch enemies.

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First look at the Georgia set of 'X-Men: First Class'

Melinda from Georgia has graciously decided to share some photos of the preparations on the X-Men: First Class set on Jekyll Island. The photos were taken several days ago, and I believe shooting on Jekyll Island will start this week. Thank you so much for sharing your photos Melinda.

James McAvoy supports Kilts for Kids Day + minor accident on the 'X-Men' set

James McAvoy is supporting Scottish charity Children 1st's annual Kilts for Kids Day on November 26:

The initiative, coinciding with St Andrew's Day (November 30), urges the public to host a Scottish-themed event for friends or colleagues in exchange for donations to support the charity's continued work with vulnerable children and families in the country. [Red Pages via JamesMcAvoyMB]

Shooting on X-Men: First Class stopped when a golf cart carrying James around Pinewood Studios crashed. Luckily James wasn't seriously injured and shooting resumed the same day.

James McAvoy on the set of 'X-Men: First Class'

James McAvoy and his co-stars Jennifer Lawrence and Rose Byrne were in Oxford yesterday shooting scenes. Photos and some footage of the shoot are below for you to check out.

James McAvoy talks more about 'X-men'; discusses Xavier and Magneto

James McAvoy recently discussed taking over Patrick Stewart's role in X-Men: First Class with MTV, and now there's a little more of the interview.

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You can also check out more portrait photos of James from the Toronto International Film Festival over at James McAvoy Fan.

James McAvoy talks 'X-Men' with MTV

James McAvoy took some time off from promoting The Conspirator at the Toronto International Film Festival to talk about playing Charles Xavier with MTV News. X-Men: First Class is currently shooting in England and will open in 2011.

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Updates on 'X-Men: First Class'

Producer Bryan Singer talked to Harry Knowles over at Ain't It Cool News and gave a few updates on James McAvoy's role in X-Men: First Class. He also confirmed a few things about production, namely that the first look at costumes and production design will be unveiled in "about a month" and he also re-confirmed the August 31 shooting start date in the UK.

...the film takes place in the 1960's. John F Kennedy is the President of the
United States. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X are on TV doing marches. There
is a spirit of a hopeful future that was prevalent in that time. We will see how
Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr met - and how they dreamt of a future with Mutant
& Human kind. They're going to be in their late twenties. Xavier -
as played by James McAvoy will not be in his wheelchair to begin the film - but
we will see how he wound up in a wheelchair. I asked if McAvoy would have a nice
shiny chrome dome - and folks. We're going to see Professor X when he still had
hair. We'll see McAvoy and Fassbender's Magneto formulate what it is they are
attempting by creating the X-MEN.

Now Bryan wanted us to know
this is not the conventional FIRST CLASS comic - but rather a new beginning for
X-MEN. Set in the 60s - Vaughn is technologically inspired by JAMES BOND's tech
of the time. The costumes will be far more comic bookish than we've seen
before...

...Looks like filming will begin with Xavier at Oxford
University in the 60s. And Bryan is excited that the film is going to have a
much more international feel than the prior X-MEN movies. [Harry Knowles]

Win a visit to the set of 'X-Men: First Class'

Producer Bryan Singer is holding a charity auction for the chance to visit the set of X-Men: First Class and meet the cast (which presumably includes James McAvoy). The set visit is scheduled for Fall 2010 in the UK. You can head on over to CharityBuzz to start bidding.

'X-Men: First Class' updates

X-Men: First Class, starring James McAvoy is scheduled for a June 2011 theatrical release, and some scenes will reportedly be shot in Michigan. The West Michigan Film Office posted a bulletin stating that 20th Century Fox is scouting locations in Michigan.

"A location scout is seeking out areas with a 1960's, South-American or Central American island feel for the next X-Men movie, 'X-Men: First Class.' In particular, he needs to find café and bar locations, evoking the Argentinian feel of Bariloche, and an Art Deco Cafe or restaurant overlooking a body of water. Additionally, the movie calls for a Miami styled harbor for yachts. If you know of any locations that seem to match a description, please contact our office."

Michigan Live says that "if you know of any such spots where mutants might fit in, contact Rick Hert at the WMFO: rick@wmta.org." Location scouting is also apparently in preliminary stages and probably in a "limited capacity." Most of the filming though, will likely be in London this September.

There are also a few casting rumours - Michael Fassbender is being considered for the role of Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto and Rosamund Pike might be up for Emma Frost.

James McAvoy to play Professor X in 'X-Men: First Class'

James McAvoy has been cast as a young Professor X/Charles Xavier in Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class. 20th Century Fox has set a June 3, 2011 release. Shooting is scheduled to begin this summer in London.

According to Fox, “First Class” will “chart the epic beginning of the X-Men saga. Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were the closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men.” [Heat Vision]