'X-Men: First Class' Gets a Director

Fox has finally made up its mind about who will sit in the director's chair for the upcoming X-Men: First Class film. The chosen one to fill in the shoes of director will be Matthew Vaughn as he was picked from a total of eight possible directors. Vaughn's latest film is Kick-Ass and I'm sure you would agree that he's good with comic book movie adaptations.

Fox has also set a release date, which as of now is June 3, 2011. Plans for shooting to commence are set for this summer, and the movie will be focusing on Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr, according to Variety. The movie will focus on how the aforementioned characters become Professor X and Magneto, and how they work together with other mutants (some of which will be familiar and others will be new) against a global threat.

If only Fox would have allowed Vaughn to direct X3: The Last Stand, would the movie have been better. Any expectations or guesses as to who the familiar and different mutants will be? Let us know in the comments section below...