Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class is arriving on the streaming platform HBO Max soon. The prequel to the 2000 movie X-Men, it features a talented cast including stars like James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, and many more. The movie became a big hit upon its release and received good reviews.
X-Men: First Class to stream on HBO Max in December
X-Men: First Class is coming for streaming on HBO Max soon.
According to a report by Comic Book Resources, the X-Men prequel will land in the streaming giant’s library on December 1, 2025.
The movie came out in theaters on June 3, 2011, and became a big hit upon its release. As per Box Office Mojo, its reported budget was $160 million, and it made an opening collection of $55 million across 3,641 theaters. In the domestic market, X-Men: First Class made around $146 million, and in the international market, it grossed over $206 million. This took the movie’s worldwide collection to $352 million.
Meanwhile, on Rotten Tomatoes, X-Men: First Class got a satisfactory score of 86 percent on the Tomatometer based on critic reviews. On the Popcornmeter, the movie scored 87 percent based on audience reviews. The prequel takes place in the 60s and focuses on “superpowered humans, Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr,” who are on a mission to find others like them. However, their paths soon separate.
In recent months, Edi Gathegi, who played the role of Darwin in the movie, shared how he felt his role was “a case of bad representation and missed opportunity.”
Moreover, the Superman actor told Entertainment Weekly, “There was a lot that they could have done with that character, probably should have done with the character. I was waiting to be brought back [after First Class] because, as you know, the character doesn’t die…Every movie that came out and the character didn’t come back, it solidified that it was a misrepresentation and a missed opportunity.”
Originally reported by Ishita Verma on SuperHeroHype.
