X Men First Class Is A Prequel Not A Spin Off

X-Men: First Class Is A Prequel, NOT A Spin-Off

By Peter Sciretta/April 15, 2009 12:04 am EST

“So it’s young Scott, young Jean, young Beast and that’ll be really fun,” Donner said. “I think (the plan) is to follow some of the characters into their own stories, and weave them back into the X-Men world. And hopefully First Class will become its own franchise and we can follow them as they grow up.”

via: comicscontinuum.com