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Producer [[Lauren Shuler Donner]] first thought of a prequel based on the young X-Men during the production of ''[[X2 (film)|X2]]'', and later producer [[Simon Kinberg]] suggested to [[20th Century Fox]] an adaptation of the comic series ''[[X-Men: First Class (comics)|X-Men: First Class]]'', though the film does not follow the comic closely. Bryan Singer, who had directed both ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' and ''X2'', became involved with the project in 2009, but he could only produce and co-write ''First Class'' due to other projects. Matthew Vaughn, who was previously attached to both ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' and ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]'', became the director, and also wrote the final script with his writing partner [[Jane Goldman]]. ''First Class'' overtook a planned Magneto prequel that entered [[development hell]] and the [[Writers Guild of America, West|Writer's Guild of America]] [[WGA screenwriting credit system|arbitration]] gave a story credit to ''Magneto'' writer [[Sheldon Turner]].
''First Class'' entered production in August 2010, with [[principal photography]] concluding in December and additional filming finishing in April 2011, just a few weeks before the film's premiere in June 2011. The tight schedule proved a challenge to the six companies responsible for the extensive visual effects, which included computer-generated sets and digital doubles for the actors. Locations included [[Oxford]], the [[Mojave desert]] and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], with soundstage work done in both [[Pinewood Studios]] and the [[20th Century Fox]] stages in Los Angeles. The depiction of the 1960s drew inspiration from the [[James Bond in film|James Bond]] films of the period. ''First Class'' received
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