Michael Fassbender not sure if he’s still Magneto

By Damion Damaske

Posted 9 years ago

Last Updated on July 31, 2021

Michael Fassbender was a guest recently on the Empire Film Podcast. While the conversation talked about many things, when the prospect of reprising his role as the badass X-Men antagonist Magneto, here's what he had to say:

I don’t know to be honest. I haven’t made any sort of decision on it because I have no idea what’s happening next with the franchise to be honest.
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At least he's honest.

On the one hand, I'm going to miss Fassbender's emotional and committed take on the iconic character. On the other hand though, with the Jackman-era Wolverine ending with LOGAN, and the lackluster reception of X-MEN APOCALYPSE, this might be one of the few times a reboot could actually be good for a series. I love Singer's vision for these characters (I count X-MEN 1 and 2 as some of my favorite comic-book movies of all time), but maybe something more colorful and closer to the comics could be a nice change of pace. Also, while I love me some '90s eXXXtreme (and I might be one of the few), did we really want to revisit that era in film form (which was the rumored decade for the next X-Men sequel)?

Anyway, while there are no official plans for a proper X-sequel, there is the aforementioned LOGAN coming out March 3rd, 2017, and a NEW MUTANTS film (starring Maisie Williams from GAME OF THRONES as Wolfsbane) as well.

So what do you guys think? Would you prefer a reboot, or a proper sequel? And what would you like to see, in either case? Sound of below!

Source: Empire Film Podcast

Tags: comic book, magneto, Michael Fassbneder, Sequels, X-Men, X-Men: Apocalypse

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