'X-Men: First Class' Changing Because of 'Inception'

They say great minds think alike. That may be the case, but director Matthew Vaughn doesn't want people to mistake "thinks alike" with "copies popular ideas". The director of the upcoming X-Men: First Class is changing a scene in the movie after viewing Christopher Nolan's Inception.

Vaughn told the L.A. Times: "I saw Inception, which I loved, but my heart sank when I saw that a few of the ideas we had were up [on the screen]. So it's either leave it in and look as if you're copying or change things. We completely ripped out about 12 pages of the script and storyboards." The sequence in question involved fight scenes in rotating rooms, and Professor X and other mutants battling in a dream-space.

X-Men: First Class and its modified, not-at-all-like-Inception scenes are set to open June 3, 2011. It stars James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Caleb Landry Jones, Nicholas Hoult, Alice Eve, and Edi Gathegi.

New 'X-Men' Casting: Kevin Bacon and More

There has been a flurry of casting decisions lately for the new X-Men movie, X-Men: First Class. The latest announcement is that Kevin Bacon will be playing the lead villain. His name and character details are being kept under wraps, although there is some speculation he will play Mister Sinister.

Jenninfer Lawrence has been cast to play Mystique, previously portrayed by the incredible Rebecca Romijn. Lawrence received plenty of acclaim for her role in Winter's Bone.

Also recently added to the cast are Nicholas Hoult as Beast, James McAvoy as Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Magneto, and Caleb Landry Jones as Banshee. Aaron Johnson is reportedly going to portray Cyclops, and Alice Eve and Lucas Till are said to be in negotiations to play Emma Frost and Havok respectively.

Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass) will be directing the movie, with shooting starting this summer in London. Bryan Singer, director of the first two X-Men movies will be a producer. The movie is set to hit theaters June 3, 2011.