Fassbender steeped himself in the marvel comic books on which the films are based. After a disappointing end to the first xmen trilogy, fox decided to soft reboot the franchise by going back in time to tell the stories of the main xmen from the first movies, from when they were younger. With such a strong cast, james mcavoy and michael fassbender embody the roles. Xmens michael fassbender on his magnetic role about to hit theaters, xmen. I much prefer the james mcavoymichael fassbender xmen movies. Join us as we ask actor michael fassbender about the character development of young magneto in the film and simon kinberg about how important it was to remain as truthful to the comic books as. Michael fassbender as the young, heroic magneto in the prequel to the xmen film trilogy, the origins of how erik lehnsherr becomes magneto are explained. An actor of fierce intensity, devotion and depth, unafraid to put himself into the most extreme roles. Today, fassbender is both magneto in the xmen series and a darling of critics and intellectuals. Fassbenders magneto was ultimately written more like comic magneto in temperament, and even in power. Fassbender is the new, younger magneto in the xmen movies but how much is. Fassbenders take on magneto was wellreceived, fans offering similar praise to ian mckellens portrayal in the original xmen trilogy related. First class, in order to change a major historical event and fight an epic battle that could save our future. Testament, which was finally reprinted, and the two pair together extremely well.
The germanborn, irishraised actor plays young magneto, a mutant with power to both generate and control magnetism, in the coming film xmen. Les vengeurs des grands lacs force works young avengers. Inspired partially by the classic 1986 marvel comics crossover event fall of the mutants, xmen. Charles james mcavoy and erik michael fassbender were just young. Yes, theres a coolness factor to him, something that apparently sticks out even more when hes hunting down nazis in the film, but it was important for the actor to subtlety find a. Sherlock, mycroft, john, lestrade, moriarty and sebastian moran repped by michael fassbender, as per my head canon from old fandom days are soldiers in afghanistan. Made a cover for a wip fic im picking back up after writing a blurb for it back in 2011. Michael and james are traveling together to the set of the new xmen movie and michael cant wait to meet james again. Not just due to the acting, but the depth of the genesis of the. Most fans would seem to agree that michael fassbender playing a young magneto has been one of the best things to come out of the resulting second xmen. Ian mckellen flirts with michael fassbender at the xmen panel.
The ultimate xmen ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in x men. Michael fassbender on magneto s powers against dark phoenix. Michael fassbender there was the arc of him in the comic books which i followed and always found interesting concerning his hatred of the human race determined to wipe them out. Currently in australia filming the latest alien prometheus saga under the direction of ridley scott, michael fassbender or fassy to his friends reprises magneto in the new xmen instalment with more rage harnessed than ever before. Set in 1962, it focuses on the friendship between charles xavier played by james mcavoy and magneto and the origin of their groups, the xmen and the brotherhood of mutants. Michael fassbender gets the edge for me, but its apples and oranges. Michael fassbender as the young erik lehnsherrmagneto in xmen. First class is a prequel to previous xmen blockbusters, based on characters from marvel comics born with an x. See more ideas about michael fassbender, actor and james mcavoy. Archie hicox in inglourious basterds 2009, magneto in xmen. Apocalypse brings a 1980s incarnation of the characters into a conflict with oscar isaacs as apocalypse, an immortal mutant whose powers are so vast hes said to have inspired legends of gods in ancient humanity. The beloved characters from the original xmen film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from the past, xmen.
Fassbender had read this storyline in the comic books when he started researching first class. Check out what actor michael fassbender, who plays erik lehnsherrmagneto in matthew vaughns xmen. The actor has played the metal malnipulating mutant in the xmen prequel trilogy. He thought the turn of events which rips eriks happiness away was a cool idea. Michael fassbenderjames mcavoy works archive of our own. Michael fassbender portrayed erik lehnsherrmagneto in xmen.
As a long time fan of the xmen as a whole and magneto in particular, i enjoyed this tremendously. First class follows the two former allies as they lead a powerful team of mutants on a mission to save the planet from nuclear annihilation. Apocalypse the actor who plays magneto in the superhero film chats with gmas jesse palmer. Days of future past and info on how big the mutant superhero film is expected to open at the box office. However, this is a great entry in the series, and is probably my favourite entry after xmen 2.
Eager to take over the world and remake it in his own image, apocalypse recruits mutants to act as his powerful four horsemen among them is the tortured magneto michael fassbender, who believes humanity might be a lost cause after a. Stryker xmen days of future past comic book superheroes, superhero. A younger version of sir ian mckellen, fassbender has captured the complex and damaged background of magneto. So that seemed like a really key component to his character. Mcavoy michael fassbenderhugh michael jackmanhugh jackman young charles xavier. Whatever your filmgoing kink, michael fassbender has been there for you this year.
Significant roles stelios in 300 2007, bobby sands in hunger 2008, lt. Michael fassbender is talking about his character in the latest xmen movie, the metalmanipulating comic book mutant magneto, but you could easily use the same words to describe the actor himself. Like cast mates james mcavoy and january jones, fassbender has been working the press for other projects and in most interviews, has been subject to lots of questions regarding his biggest role to date as the master of magnetism. Michael fassbender hes the tortured rochester in jane eyre, the young magneto in xmen first class, and soon to be everywhere. Michael fassbender, supervillain with a sensitive side. For the sake of clarity, well be referring to michael fassbenders younger take on the character as eric while allowing sir ian mckellen the pseudonym of magneto. At a young age, i chose halloween as my favorite holiday, and this inspired a love of all of the tropes of classic horror, from ghosts and haunted houses to vampires, witches and werewolves.
Apocalypse is set for release on may 18th in the uk and may 27th in the states. Michael fassbender portrayed erik lehnsherr in xmen. Michael fassbender, nobodys fool the new york times. Michael fassbender was not happy with his magneto role in. Fassbender would play young magneto, the precursor for ian mckellens later character. When it was decided to tell the origin of professor x and magneto on film, irish actor michael fassbender was enlisted to play erik lehnsherr in xmen. Mckellans magneto was mostly reduced to moving metal. Fassbender who seems to have been born to play the younger magneto.
We see jlaw in fetching army fatigues and even battling fassbenders young magneto, who. Of german and irish descent, fassbender made his first in many major cinematic impressions in 300 as part of the bare. Michael fassbender as erik saying a very real quote that should be applied to real life as well. Even with roles in 300 and the upcoming jonah hex, the comic book crowd might not be immediately familiar with germanborn actor michael. While many keep citing michaels take on magneto in xmen. Showbiz is reporting that breakout star michael fassbender hunger, inglourious basterds, jonah hex, fish tank, centurion has to decide between two roles. See more ideas about x men, michael fassbender and erik lehnsherr. Is michael fassbender young magneto or a spiderman villain.
James mcavoy and michael fassbender are great as professor x and magneto and. I like both, but at different times in the life of magneto. Magneto was ranked number 1 by igns top 100 comic book villains list. In that story, apocalypse abducted and transformed members of the mutant team xfactor. Fassbender s take on magneto was wellreceived, fans offering similar praise to ian mckellens portrayal in the original xmen trilogy related.
Fassbender and mckellen share a decent enough likeness, though xmen. Apocalypse character promo for michael fassbenders. First class set in the era before professor charles xavier and erik lehnsherr became mortal enemies as professor x and magneto, respectively, director matthew vaughns xmen. There was the arc of him in the comic books which i followed and always found interesting concerning his hatred of the human race, determined to wipe them out. Bassett erik digs deep into a serious emotional side here. Wolverine, i was unsure how xmen first class would turn out, especially when the promotional material didnt look great. I like fassbender as the young middles aged magneto that couldwould have been the guy the original gimpsuited xmen fought before. Bunn gets magnetos voice perfectly in this volume, as we see him roaming the country, eliminating threats to mutantkind.
Dias del futuro pasado magneto poster irishgerman actor michael fassbender portrays a young magneto. Obviously sir ian mckellen has done such a great job, and i was aware that fans of the xmen comic book were very pleased with what he did. X men comic book superheroes superhero characters comic books marvel comics marvel heroes william stryker mens day marvel comic character. When michael fassbender may return to the xmen series as. Michael fassbender, one of the two main leads in the xmen prequel, plays the young erik lehnsherr before he becomes the villainous magneto we all know him as. The xmen are forced to confront an ancient mutant called apocalypse oscar isaac in this comicbook adventure set in the 1980s. Set in the era before professor charles xavier and erik lehnsherr became mortal enemies as professor x and magneto, respectively, director matthew vaughns x men. Fassbender portrayed magneto in the superhero blockbuster xmen. Because of early senility, i mixed magneto up with professor xcharles xavier in an earlier version of. If i was in charge of the promotional campaign for this movie, i think i would just release a promotional image of james and michael licking each other. Ive never been a big comic book enthusiast, but i thought it was an. Hotontheheels of our indepth interview with james mcavoy who plays charles xavier in xmen.
First class, which is the xmen reboot that hollywood is trying with michael the fassdong fassbender as magneto and james mcavoy as professor x. You saw better examples of magnetos true power in dofp and in xmen. First class 2011, burke in jonah hex 2011, david in prometheus 2012, counselor in the. Lovecrafts stories, and this inspired me to begin writing fiction of my own. First class as being very bondesque, that doesnt totally fit with how he describes the role. The cast includes xmen veterans james mcavoy professor x, michael fassbender magneto, jennifer lawrence. Phoenix will adapt the dark phoenix comic book storyline from the comics. He is currently writing list articles for comic book resources cbr.