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Originally Posted by Runamuck

Ok, I haven't heard anything about this movie. Mainly because I haven't really looked. But why does Xavier have hair and look like he's a new recruit?

X-Men: First Class is a prequel to the X-Men movies. It is supposed to show Xavier and Magneto when they were still friends and colleagues, and the creation of the Xavier Institute. It also introduces the Hellfire Club as the big bad for this movie and supposedly ties into part of XMO:W story as well.

Basically it's supposed to show how the school got started, why Charles and Erik had their falling out and the beginning of the Brotherhood. I'm guessing it will also set up the possibility for more films with the new cast (but all still take place before X-Men 1).