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28Dec2009

'Magneto' Movie Demagnetized

DateMonday, December 28, 2009 at 3:35AM
This happened a few days ago, but maybe you hadn't heard: The Magneto origin story is not happening, at least not in the form we thought for a couple of years. The culprit, in addition to several months of atrophy, appears to be X-Men Origins: First Class.

Earlier this month, director Bryan Singer announced that he's taking the reins on that project, which is essentially the birth of the X-Men. Part of that story involves the younger Magneto, too, Erik Lehnsherr, because of his relationship with Charles Xavier. And as if that connection wasn't enough to kill the project, Singer told The Hollywood Reporter that Origins will strip Magneto for parts.

"This story would probably utilize some of the Magneto story because it deals with a young Magneto, so it might supersede that because this would explore that relationship between a young energetic professor and a disenfranchised victim of the Holocaust," Singer said.

"But no, I don't see an exhaustion [of the franchise]. The X-Men universe is boundless. These are great characters. And as young characters, they are quite different than the characters we have seen in the contemporary movies."

I don't disagree with his assessment of the characters, but I think we could be headed towards an exhaustion. Wolverine certainly didn't play for keeps, and in fact, minus the opening weekends, the only Marvel movie since 2005 to do very well is Iron Man, and the past two X-Men movies have been roundly criticized by fans of the series.

But it's a shame Magneto may not get his own moment in the sun, even with the possibility that there might be too much X- Men packed into 10 or 12 years. It's a fantastic story, number one, and it's different enough from the others that it should take center stage eventually.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment1 Comment |

Reader Comments (1)

why don't they move FORWARD with the x-men?

oh now i remember, Brett Ratner KILLED the series

Monday, December 28, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterNelson

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