Magneto

[Space Pirate Roberts]

http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5581

David Goyer to Direct Magneto
Source: Variety
April 26, 2007


Variety is reporting that David Goyer will direct Magneto, the "X-Men" spinoff in development from 20th Century Fox and Marvel Studios that centers on the villain played in the original trilogy by Ian McKellen.

After the first three "X-Men" films grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, Fox and Marvel hatched the spinoff program. Magneto will be the second such movie to go into production. First up is Wolverine, a David Benioff-scripted film that will star Hugh Jackman as the steel-clawed mutant; Fox and Marvel will set a director shortly on that pic.

Goyer will develop a Magneto script that was written by Sheldon Turner.

[Space Pirate Roberts]

IGN has some more details:

According to the report, Magneto will go into production after Wolverine, and Goyer will develop the script for the film already written by Sheldon Turner. The film will be an origin tale, so it's unclear whether or not McKellen will be back for the project, though a cameo appearance seems to be a possibility. Variety describes the storyline as follows:

"Magneto comes to grips with his mutant ability to manipulate metal objects as he and his parents try to survive in Auschwitz. Magneto meets Professor Xavier (played as the wheelchair-bound mutant leader by Patrick Stewart [in the first three X-Men films]) when Xavier is a soldier liberating the concentration camp. Magneto hones his powers by hunting down and killing Nazi war criminals that tortured him, and his lust for vengeance turns Xavier and Magneto into enemies."

Both characters are slated to be played by actors in their 20s.

[stormy]

Magneto in the concentration camp. That sounds like a fun movie.

[Rem]

Unless they get someone amazing to replace McKellen I'm not interested.

[Dolemite]

David Goyer ruined Blade: Trinity. Fuck him.

[Razor Ramon]

Blade always sucked. Being black doesn't always mean awesome.

[Rumpy]

STFU, Blade rocks.

[Port]

Smells like Elektra II.

[sleeve]

Magneto comes to grips with his mutant ability to manipulate metal objects as he and his parents try to survive in Auschwitz. Magneto meets Professor Xavier (played as the wheelchair-bound mutant leader by Patrick Stewart [in the first three X-Men films]) when Xavier is a soldier liberating the concentration camp.

Note to Hollywood: The US DID NOT liberate Auschwitz.

Hollywood is full of Jews, so why do they keep fucking this up?

[bbobb]

USA FUCK YEAH.