Let hashtag battle commence
A hashtag war between the characters Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr has started over on Facebook and Twitter.
Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender) are looking to build support from fans around the world. To help them do this Twentieth Century Fox have launched a new game called ‘X-Men: First Class Hashtag Battle’, which is being played out across Facebook and Twitter.
How? Well, users can either support Charles Xavier by tweeting ‘Killing will not bring you peace’ #CharlesXavier, or Erik Lehnsherr, by tweeting ‘Peace was never an option’ #ErikLehnsherr.
The battle unfolds within the dedicated Facebook application on the X-Men: First Class official Facebook page. The application collects data from Twitter and aggregates the number of tweets that contain the #hashtag for Charles Xavier (#CharlesXavier) and Erik Lehnsherr (#ErikLehnsherr ). The application then compares this data and displays who is winning.
That’s the official blurb. You can check it all out over on the official X-MEN: FIRST CLASS FB page here. See the full app here.
The film opens in cinemas everywhere from June 1st (UK).
