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Added by G-Man on April 22, 2009

I may get some flack over this but the idea of a Magneto movie has never fully excited me.  I respect the dude for what he is.  He's not simply a villain for the X-Men.  He is a very complex guy who truly believes his ideals are right, just as Professor X believes his are.  I  just don't know if I'd want to see a full movie just on his life.  We have seen a glimpse at his "origin" in the first X-Men movie.  I have questioned before what the script would entail.  Would it just be young Magneto?  His teenage years?  His time with Charles?  Would there be other mutants involved?  Looking at how Wolverine's "solo" movie is turning out, we could probably assume that other mutant characters will be thrown in to spice things up.

Apparently there is a script.  X-Men/Wolverine producer Lauren Shuler Donner recently mentioned it to Sci Fi Wire.
We have a great script. Honestly, we have all been just so focused on getting Wolverine out that we didn't take the time to sit down and explore "What are the movies we're going to do next within the genre?" We will do that. We will do that. We all want to. Magneto is a fantastic script, and hopefully we'll make it. I don't know.

With "X-Men: First Class" being worked on as well, would Magneto play a role in that movie?  Too much Magneto isn't what I want.

What would be your perfect premise for a Magneto movie?  What storyline or time period?




Filed under : X-Men, Magneto

51 Comments

DEGRAAF
on April 22, 2009

i thought they were still doing it.i didnt expect to see it in theaters i figured it would be one worth renting


inferiorego
on April 22, 2009
I want my Magento Testament movie.... or else...

Nobody is online
on April 22, 2009
I would rather Marvel focus on other character movies.

G-Man
on April 22, 2009
Now a Magneto movie done like this I'd see:




High Revolutionary
on April 22, 2009
Hell no.  Make a Spectre movie or a Silver Surfer Movie or even a Thanos movie.

SuperCoonce
on April 22, 2009
emma frost.... make it happen!

Captain Cascader
on April 22, 2009
Oh man. Too funny.

I'd really like to see a Magneto: Origins movie. As much as I hated the newer star wars film I'm really keen on the concept of a movie based on how someone becomes evil.

Nobody is online
on April 22, 2009
High Revolutionary said:
"Hell no.  Make a Spectre movie or a Silver Surfer Movie or even a Thanos movie."
Out of those three I'd rather have a Magneto movie:P

inferiorego
on April 22, 2009
G-Man said:
"Now a Magneto movie done like this I'd see:

"
boosh

Dane is online
on April 22, 2009
inferiorego said:
"I want my Magento Testament movie.... or else..."
Seconded that, Testament was all flavours of awesome.

inferiorego
on April 22, 2009
Dane said:
"inferiorego said:
"I want my Magento Testament movie.... or else..."
Seconded that, Testament was all flavours of awesome."
Your statement is one of pure awesomeness

Cancer the Conqueror
on April 22, 2009
As long as it's done properly, A Mags flick could be awesome.

Then again, "done properly" is still a concept being worked on in terms of comicbook movies among moviemakers.

Precise
on April 22, 2009
Dane said:
"inferiorego said:
"I want my Magento Testament movie.... or else..."
Seconded that, Testament was all flavours of awesome."
Competely agree, best read in a long time.

Rod12
on April 22, 2009
After the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie the next X-Men Origins Movies I want to see are X-Men Origins: Deadpool and X-Men Origins: Gambit from Marvel Comic and there movie Universe. Oh and the idea of a DC Comics Spectre Movie is a great idea.

captaincrew
on April 22, 2009
Id like an apocalips movie, with cage and bishope, that could interfere with them killing scott summers and all. I mean I realize Cyclops is kinda a bitch, but with out him no cable.

DEGRAAF
on April 22, 2009

yea i would like to see the beginning of the mutant age done in a movie


inferiorego
on April 22, 2009
Rod12 said:
"After the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie the next X-Men Origins Movies I want to see are X-Men Origins: Deadpool and X-Men Origins: Gambit from Marvel Comic and there movie Universe. Oh and the idea of a DC Comics Spectre Movie is a great idea."
We already technically have a Deadpool origins movie. And Gambit, who cares?
Magneto's origin is far more interesting than almost anyone else's origin (minus Logan)

Hawk
on April 22, 2009
Precise said:
"Dane said:
"inferiorego said:
"I want my Magento Testament movie.... or else..."
Seconded that, Testament was all flavours of awesome."
Competely agree, best read in a long time."
Quadrupled.

And to play young Mags....







mattydee007
on April 22, 2009
I would love to see them take a page from a recent good/bad idea from Marvel and do a Mags movie in a "Marvel Noir" tone.  Y'know, kind of like Schindler's List or something.  I love Magneto because his intentions for the most part are better for mutants because he shares the dream with Charles.  It gets skewed when some idiots underestimate his ideas for being wrong ones, then it's always on.

It would be great to get an "Origins" story for Magneto to possibly set up a future return of an X-Men team film, following a series of "First Class" films that should be a Thursday night action/drama show on FOX.

Media_Master
on April 22, 2009
I don't know....


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