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20th Century Fox has finally released 3 character trailers for the upcoming movie "X-Men: First Class."The film is directed by Matthew Vaughn.

The actress has appeared on the set of Matthew Vaughn's upcoming prequel which started shooting in London this week.

BFI's Movie-Con III is in full effect in London right now and ComingSoon.net's man abroad Ben Mortimer has learned that actor Jason Flemyng, last seen playing Calibos in Louis Letterier's Clash of the Titans and in a small role in Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass , will be reteaming with Vaughn for a role in X-Men: First Class . That role will be Azazel, who was described as a "teleporter" during Flemyng's presentation, but who is in fact none other than Nightcrawler's father!

James McAvoy has signed on to play a young Charles Xavier, aka Professor X, in "X-Men: First Class," which Matthew Vaughn is directing for Fox.

Matthew Vaughn's comic actioner "Kick-Ass" topped the Friday boxoffice with an estimated $7.6 million haul, including $1 million from Thursday night performances.