Magneto (film)

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Magneto
Ian McKellen as Magneto in X-Men: The Last Stand
Produced by	Avi Arad Stan Lee Lauren Shuler Donner Hutch Parker Alex Young
Written by	Sheldon Turner
Starring	Sir Ian McKellen Patrick Stewart
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox
Release date(s)	TBA
Language	English
IMDb profile

Magneto is an upcoming film about the origins of fictional Marvel Comics supervillain Magneto, one of the X-Men's greatest adversaries. Magneto is portrayed by Sir Ian McKellen, who played the villain in the recent X-Men film franchise.

1 Plot
2 Production
3 References
4 External link

[edit] Plot

Magneto, whose family is killed by the Nazis in World War II, seeks revenge for their deaths and meets Charles Xavier.^[1]

[edit] Production

Magneto was announced by Tom Rothman. Sir Ian McKellen is expected to return for the title role, with producer Lauren Shuler Donner commenting, "What's a Magneto movie without Ian?"^[2]

On the prospect of his return, McKellen has stated that if produced, both he and Patrick Stewart would portray younger versions of their characters through the use of special effects which are able to make actors look younger. This same technique was used in the opening scene of X-Men: The Last Stand.^[3]

[edit] References

^ Magneto (2007). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.
^ Breznican, Anthony. "'X-Men' franchise mutates into a pack of solo films", USA Today, 2006-06-01. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.
^ Stax. "McKellen Talks Magneto Movie", IGN, 2006-05-02. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.

[edit] External link

X-Men on Marvel.com
Magneto at the Internet Movie Database

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