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Magneto Movie Update!

David Goyer gives us the latest on the magnetic mutant's movie.
This will be another "well if they do it right the movie will be good" movies. Chances are looking positive with Mr. Goyer attached to the film.


Many thanks to Collider.com for the video.

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jman1977
10/2/2009
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43 Comments

bah ;P
teabag - 10/2/2009, 12:31 PM
Well, you said it jman, if it's done right, it'll be awesome. We'll have to wait & see. :)
Runefyst - 10/2/2009, 12:37 PM
sad, he doesn't even know the f-ing name of the character. LOL no hope.
InFamouslyCool - 10/2/2009, 12:39 PM
Goyer was the ONLY reason why Blade Tinity SUCKED. So i don't concider him a "good" thing to have on board as long as:

1- He doesn't direct
2- Hands his writing to a true writer to "polish"
3- He doesn't direct

Oh and Ed Harris for Magneto in First Class as Xavier's school's head master!!!

Shaman - 10/2/2009, 12:39 PM
The problem is , Magneto needs to "suit up" otherwise its not really the Magneto that we want. To do that you will have to create a reality like what was done in Star Wars. Where it is acceptable and Respected that someone should wear a helmet and suit I.E. Boba Fett. And lets be honest ... a magneto movie is a one off and in One offs you almost never get the suit, unless they just go for the whole comic feel. Which they wont and We will get a movie that is based on Magneto and i will be unhappy and that will suck. poop
shibazz - 10/2/2009, 12:41 PM
hmmm...well, he didn't really say much there.

Cool anyhow.
Axl - 10/2/2009, 12:42 PM
It's not going to happen. I mean really, it's not.
slimybug - 10/2/2009, 12:43 PM
I really wouldnt bother to go and see this. We've already had Magneto for 3 movies and his origins arent even that interesting! If they're that desperate to show us his origins then do it in the first 15mins of First Class - thats all the time they'd need rather than stretchng it out and [frick]ing it up!!!
joshw24 - 10/2/2009, 12:45 PM
Really? Magneto? In his own movie? With no X-Men?

Someone please pee in this guys stupid mouth so he stops talking.
MultiPurposePoni - 10/2/2009, 12:49 PM
HOUSE OF M ROCKS!
Imran - 10/2/2009, 12:51 PM
im sure he doesn't know how to say mag-ne-to..wow not good..this makes me nervous..and i love magneto..but im sure they wont get it right..just focus on better x-men films please!!

joshw24...good call!!
peterparker420 - 10/2/2009, 1:02 PM
if they were to do a magneto movie, i would not know how they would do it.
the film would have to be a period piece like the upcoming captain america.
i have read that the writers were going for the 1960's. a time when magneto wasn't magneto but he has better mastery over his powers.
the film would also explore his relationship with charles xavier and how it ended.

unfortunately, i have no idea about the casting.
@shaman ed harris is a great actor and could probably show magneto's erratic and misguided behavior but i fear he may be too old for the role.
and as for who would play the prof.......
anyone's guess is as good as mine.
Wadey09 - 10/2/2009, 1:02 PM
james mcavoy for young erik but why waste time on this when the x-franchise has potential and needs so much more work??

CHECK MY SPIDEY FAN FIC PLZ IF BORED
Anil Rickly - 10/2/2009, 1:05 PM
@ Runefyst: A lot of movies would be good if they were done right.
BmanHall - 10/2/2009, 1:07 PM
I'm sorry, I just have to comment about this flipping genius again. Did he forget that they covered his origin in X-Men 1? It took 5 minutes and EVERYONE was up to speed! Did they run out of interesting Marvel characters already? No! They are just terrified to take a chance on someone new.
MultiPurposePoni - 10/2/2009, 1:11 PM
sick of hearing..."if they do it right it will be good" if we know how to make movies so well (meaning fan boys) why dont we become directors. stop all the side line directing. and stop all da downloadin!
blee947 - 10/2/2009, 1:11 PM
@blee947: Hey kid, I'ma computer!
MultiPurposePoni - 10/2/2009, 1:15 PM
Not sure this should even go ahead! They seem to have too much branching on off the main track it's getting ridiculous. The X-Men have plenty of life left and that's what they should work on (imo).

Shaman - Ed Harris is a great pick but if this Magneto is to run into Gandalfs then we need a Brit. I say Pierce Brosnan could do it well and look like a young Ian.
Howlett04 - 10/2/2009, 1:16 PM
blee947 - "if they do it right it will be good" that pisses me off too. If any film is done right it will be good! If it's done wrong then those responsible should be sacked! And most of all, if there's any potential movie you can't say that about it shouldn't be done!
Howlett04 - 10/2/2009, 1:21 PM
don't let Goyer anywhere near the director's chair. he's great at writing, but damn, his directed movies suck balls!

ItsNotASchooner - 10/2/2009, 1:27 PM
Howlett04 & Wadey09- Going by the already established continuity in the X-Films, Magneto would be in his 50ies while being head master at Xavier's institute. Ed Harris would be wrong for an origin film but not a First Class film. And McKellen did not a have a british accent in the movies so i don't think a brit would fit. I like Brosnan but there's no way he can compete with Harris's fierceness! We need General Hummel on this ASAP!!!
Shaman - 10/2/2009, 1:35 PM
He was never clear on how to pronounce "Magneto"? Has he not seen the X-Men trilogy where they say his name several times? Really ...
GazelTGM - 10/2/2009, 1:49 PM
@ blee947: So, because we're not directors we can't critique a movie? Why do we have to be directors? Just because you're not a porn star doesn't mean you can't [frick] like one.
BmanHall - 10/2/2009, 1:53 PM
Maybe he can't actually.
Shaman - 10/2/2009, 2:01 PM
My take on David Goyer...

Great writer, case in point, when he wrote the script for the first two Blade movies, and co-wrote it with Nolan on Batman Begins and Dark Knight.

However, when he takes on the reigns of add responsibility as director, he is not. When he took on Blade Trinity, it wasn't his, it was a rehash of Blade and Blade 2.

But then again, Goyer also wrote the script for Crow 2: City of Angels, and that is the type of movie that I call only watchable because of the kick ass soundtrack, otherwise it totally sucked balls. It was a crow styled music video...nothing more, and I hated the constant yellow and black color that it remained in the entire movie.

The Unborn for the most part sucked, as it seems like Goyer rehashes what he already knows.

He needs to just stick to writing and stay out of the director's chair.
EphPhaThaINC - 10/2/2009, 2:14 PM
I think this movie has lots of potential. It would be cool to watch magneto become evil. Also, could be interspersed with flashbacks of young mutants from the 50's 60's and 70's, being used and insttrumental in historical events. The world becomes a darker place and so does Magneto. Sort of like a Silence of the Lambs set up, being interviewed from prison.
kittenkiller - 10/2/2009, 2:21 PM
SHAMAN-

I'm diggin your pick, but like you said, HARRIS would be great for 1st class, but couldn't work for the ORIGINS.



What's everyone cryin about??? MAGNETO absolutely has enough material for an ORIGINS movie! I would love to see him and Charles (two of the most powerful mutants in the universe) come into their powers and flex a lil muscle. I've pretty much laid out MAGNETO'S origins on here before and i'm not about to do it again just cuz most of you are talkin out of your @ss......just know that your a moron if you don't think there is enough material.

Just cuz you want to see different characters.....hmph, wah wah wah, cry me a river.
Talontd - 10/2/2009, 2:25 PM
@Shaman - Nice ;) What's with the Ruby in the helmet?!
Minotauro - 10/2/2009, 2:54 PM
Amen shibazz.
Deathlok - 10/2/2009, 2:57 PM
DO YOU REALLY WANNA SEE A MAGNETO ORIGIN? OR WOULD U RATHER SEE A LIVE VERSION OF HOUSE OF M?
GUNSMITH - 10/2/2009, 2:59 PM
I'd have to go with Jeremy Irons as Magneto.

Can you imagine how epic it would be if he did the Scar voice?

Photobucket
MovieTheaterLad - 10/2/2009, 3:02 PM
really...?? "Mag-NEE-to or Mag-NET-o???" we want this guy to direct? he doesn't even know how to pronounce the main character's name!
savedrockstar - 10/2/2009, 3:13 PM
I've always disagreed with the Mag-nee-to pronunciation. He is the master of magnetism so his name should be pronounced Mag-net-o.

It's some gay ass Stan Lee thing. Magneto is named after some wwII bomber instrument or something. He should have realized that Mag-net-o sounds alot better.
Betty - 10/2/2009, 3:30 PM
CLIVE OWEN = MAGNETO ORIGINS!! ; D
LEEE777 - 10/2/2009, 3:44 PM
@MovieTheaterLad- Nice pics, I can Definitely see this man as Magneto!
Magicfingers - 10/2/2009, 4:09 PM
This is not a good idea for a movie at all. Magneto will have no drawing power at the box office. If they felt they had to stick a multitude of cameos in Wolverine to make the movie more appealing, then how many cameos are going to be needed for Magneto? They will have to flood the movie with most of the X-Men universe just to break even.
ASSASSIN666 - 10/2/2009, 4:41 PM
I don't understand Why they want to do a first class and Magneto Origin. Couldn't they combine both. It's like they want to reboot the first x-men into two movies. I say skip both ideas and just do a story about Apacolypse. I like the title APACOLYPSE- THE FIRST & THE LAST.
StrangemannX09 - 10/2/2009, 5:54 PM
Who formatted this new shit????
ASSASSIN666 - 10/2/2009, 7:05 PM
There has to be a better way of showing Magneto's powers than how it's been done so far.. including how he flies.. Its been pretty corny so far.
SUPASEGO - 10/2/2009, 9:32 PM
Yeah, he should role around on a bad-ass segue, with flames.
Betty - 10/3/2009, 1:15 AM
I'm looking forward to a Magneto film.. He is the best.. Especially if they centre it around his epic journey with Professor X!
Imran - 10/3/2009, 1:55 AM
Strangeman@ 100% :)
teabag - 10/3/2009, 4:25 AM
lol @ Betty

I am sorry... I am just not in any hurry to sit through watching Fox trample another X Men movie.
DarthMulder - 10/3/2009, 6:45 AM

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