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Erik Magnus Lehnsherr, also known as Magneto, is a character primarily portrayed by Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender in 20th Century Fox's X-Men film series. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name , he has appeared in eight installments of the franchise.
Magneto (/ m æ ɡ ˈ n iː t oʊ /; birth name: Max Eisenhardt; alias: Erik Lehnsherr German pronunciation: [ˈeːʁɪk ˈleːnshɛʁ] and Magnus) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men.
This version's real name is Erik Magnus Lehnsherr. McKellen's incarnation appears in X-Men (2000), X2, and X-Men: The Last Stand in addition to an uncredited appearance in the mid-credits scene of The Wolverine while Fassbender's incarnation appears in X-Men: First Class, [8] [9] [10] X-Men: Apocalypse, [11] and Dark Phoenix.
Magneto / Erik Magnus Lensherr (voiced by David Hemblen in the original series, Matthew Waterson in the revival series, [1] Victor A. Young in "Family Ties" and "Beyond Good and Evil" Pt. 2–4) – In the series, Magneto first appears in the third and fourth episodes as an antagonist where he launches nuclear missiles, but the X-Men stop it ...
The first three films in the series are X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), starring Hugh Jackman as James "Logan" Howlett / Wolverine, Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier / Professor X, Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto, Famke Janssen as Jean Grey, Halle Berry as Ororo Munroe / Storm, Anna Paquin as Marie D'Ancanto ...
X-Men Origins: Wolverine was set to be the first of a series of X-Men Origins prequels, with the next being focused on Erik Lensherr / Magneto. [147] However, this entered development hell and was eventually canceled, with elements instead being incorporated in X-Men: First Class (2011). [148] [149]
You can read the full Deadpool & Wolverine screenplay by Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Zeb Wells, and Levy — which also includes a number of irreverent sketches in the margins — on ...
In 1973, he is visited at his mother's home by a young Charles Xavier and Hank McCoy, along with a time-travelling Wolverine, who knows Maximoff from another point in time. They convince Maximoff to help them break Erik Lehnsherr out of his prison beneath the Pentagon. Maximoff does so by vibrating the glass roof of Lehnsherr's cell fast enough ...