Can the Summer Superhero craze be coming to an end?

            Is the end of the superhero craze that has plagued the box office for the last decade approaching? It may be so. Last weekend Green Lantern became the second superhero movie to under-perform at the box office during its opening weekend. We still have Captain America to go but if it stumbles it is likely studios will begin to loose their affinity for what has been their cash cow of choice. This brings up two questions: what will happen to the series of reboots, sequels, prequels, and rehashes that Marvel and Warner were allegedly planning to make? And if the superhero is indeed coming to an end what will replace it?

Nick Adams on "X-MEN: FIRST CLASS": Reclaiming Some Dignity

Who are the bad guys in history? It’s a question that can make historians squirm and laymen wonder why historians squirm. Simply put, a sentiment too often forgotten is that morality can be subjective. This is one of many points made in one of this year’s top 50 superhero movies, the surprisingly philosophical, “X-Men: First Class.”

Also it's not in 3D! Hooray!

International Poster for X-MEN First Class Surface

       International posters are always interesting. Somehow Hollywood believes that everyone outside the United States will not understand their posters and so a new one is made. I like these poster for X-Men First Class the certainly seem to point the movie is headed in a new direction. Thankfully there is no sign of the Wolverine Claws anywhere. 

X-MEN FIRST CLASS TRAILER SURFACES

Besides the fact that the franchise died with X Men 3, and that Aronofsky is slated to direct an unrelated quasi reboot of it with The Wolverine 20th Century Fox decided to milk The X Men franchise with X Men First Class.