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Shalimar Sahota: Totally agree with Reagen. You may not have seen the film yet, and of course there is more one can delve into, but First Class does do an adequate job of telling an Origins story. Writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz have admitted that some pieces of Sheldon Turner's Magneto script did find its way into First Class. So long as it's not a "quick" cash-grab sequel, the next logical step is to get to work on Second Class (which would be a really bad title and I hope they DO NOT use it).

Edwin Davies: I think they'd be best off doing a direct sequel to First Class that following the escalation of Magneto's rivalry with Xavier and the growing ranks of their various armies, with humanity stuck in the middle. X-Men: First Class, whilst kind of superficial and a little over-eager to introduce so many characters so quickly, does a great job of putting the pieces in place for subsequent films in the proposed trilogy. The model really should be Bryan Singer's first two X-Men films; the first one establishes the world, the second one gives them more opportunity to play around in it. They need to build on the goodwill that should be generated by this film since they've already asked audiences to have faith in them by rebooting the franchise and starting anew, it would be too much to expect them to follow them if they pursued completely separate directions.

David Mumpower: I agree that the ideas from Magneto were grafted into what became X-Men: First Class. What the X-Men franchise needs is new conflict. Magneto and the government are well past the expiration date. That comic book has like seventeen decent villains. It's time to introduce one of them in a much bigger spectacle. I understand why X-Men: The Last Stand may have soured Fox on the idea of an all-action outing, but the reality is that they are spending $160 million anyway. They may as well make something that feels epic in scale. That's the misstep with First Class. Casual X-Men fans were not impressed by the mediocre effects on display in the trailer.

Kim Hollis: I feel like a Magneto origins story would be a mistake, particularly as I don't believe fans are that interested in seeing a biography of that character alone. In fact, I would go so far as to say that Wolverine is really the only one with that kind of universal appeal. They need to keep their films as ensembles, and adding action to the mix surely wouldn't hurt if done well. I would be very, very cautious about further damaging the brand. What Marvel and Fox have done with X-Men: First Class is to go a little way toward building back goodwill toward the franchise. Rushing a sequel out would be ill-advised and probably less than satisfactory, to boot. There is no reason for a cash grab at this point.

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