How’s this for unexpected territory in a superhero film: “X-Men: First Class” not only uses the Kennedy years, the Civil Rights movement and the Cuban Missile Crisis as a backdrop for its retro tale, the movie’s story of two massively powerful mutants who struggle against bitter prejudice was directly informed by the complicated lives of Malcolm X and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
I can very much see that. It is a similar situation/relationship that would provide a pretty good inspiration in carrying out those roles in this storyline.
Now i'm really hyped to see this movie
I'm pretty sure they also influenced many X-Men comics so it makes sense.
Interesting, although I'm not sure how they intend to tie that in with cold war politics, which seems to be the movies main theme.