Magneto
Character » Magneto appears in 5894 issues.
Among the most powerful, recognizable, and infamous mutants to inhabit the planet Earth, Magneto was the X-Men's first major nemesis. Now known as a revolutionist and terrorist, Magneto has fought for the X-Men as many times as he’s been against them.
Michael Fassbender to Play Magneto
Showbiz411 also reported that Fassbender had to choose between roles in X-Men: First Class and the upcoming Spider-Man reboot. He'll be joining James McAvoy who will be playing his rival Professor Charles Xavier.
There's still a lot of casting rumors flying around, when it comes to this film, and while we can't say this is 100% accurate, it seems more substantial than many of the rumors, like Benjamin Walker as Beast, Rosamund Pike as Emma Frost or Moira MacTaggert, or Amber Heard as Mystique.
I've never really noticed this guy before, but I've seen a ton of stuff he's been in. At this point, though, I really don't care who they cast, just as long as the actor isn't a "big name" just so they can bring in more people. With a film like this, I'd rather see no name actors step into the role rather than have someone like Brad Pitt play Cyclops to make sure more women watch the film, and that's why I'm a little happy to hear that Michael Fassbender was cast. All I want is a good X-Men film that isn't over-saturated with non-essential characters, which is what ruined Wolverine: Origins. Just give the fans and the mass audiences a simple story with the five original X-Men and no surprises. Adding in extra characters mucks everything up.
hes a good actor and i think he will do the role well , hes great in inglourious basterds and he has a classic line in 300 lol
"I really think they should have gotten the guy that plays Gibbs for Magneto. "
Mark Harmon?
Very happy about this news, even though i sill wish this was a reboot rather then a Prequel. And i want to hear who the x-kids are gonna be played by and which ones are gonna be in it? We know Beast is in it, and with movie countinuity, it would be Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Storm are pretty much confirmed ha. So I'm thinking Banchee will be in it, then i don't know who else.
GOOD
Glad he made the smart decision to do X-Men and play Magneto than do that crappy Spider-Man reboot.
I hope he does well. No offense to anyone here, but I always felt that McKellan wasn't the man to play Magneto. Yeah, he's a great actor, but he wasn't the brash Magneto I grew up reading.
" @Shipwreck said:Yeah. Every time I look at him. 'He'd make a great Magneto.' Physically, I think he could pull it off more then Ian and his "Gibbs" temper is would fit Magneto."I really think they should have gotten the guy that plays Gibbs for Magneto. "Mark Harmon? "
"The last time Magneto was portrayed on the big screen was back in 2006 by Sir Ian McKellen." Who, in my opinion, was NOTHING like what Mags should have been played as. They aren't big shoes to fill, in fact, they should be replaced.
This movie is Marvel's last chance with me when it comes to X-Men movies. I also hope there are just a few characters myself. Marvel is kind of funny. They want to show the audience mutants with powers who are fighting to be treated just as humans - yet the way they are portrayed on film it's hard to even care about them as humans because there are so many of them all showcasing powers. We as an audience need to feel each of the mutant characters individually and understand their motivations & fears - but it needs to be done right. It can't be (like in Wolverine Origins) a quick 2 minute montage of scenes showing Wolverine & Sabretooth fighting several different wars together to show that they spent a lifetime as brothers together. Stuff like that doesn't get the job done. It can't be so quick paced when it comes to character development for the sake of action scenes/showcasing mutant powers.
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