X-Men: Apocalypse - 9 Major Characters Who Could Die

9. Magneto

When Michael Fassbender entered the X-Men franchise in 2011, he was an up-and-coming actor with considerable acclaim behind him - indeed, it was something of a coup for producers that they managed to bring in someone so beloved by critics and 'serious' film fans when nothing in his career up to that point had suggested he was a blockbuster guy.

Now, in 2015, Fassbender is one of the most sought-after actors on the planet, and his CV still suggests that - X-Men aside - he's more interested in independent movies and projects by auteurs than superhero movies. Between Macbeth and Steve Jobs, Fassbender is almost guaranteed a Best Actor Oscar nom in 2016 - at which point he'll be more in-demand than ever.

With Fassbender's X-Men contract set to run out on Apocalypse, and the in-universe timeline changed, there's a distinct possibility Fassbender could exit the franchise in X-Men: Apocalypse, taking Magneto along with him. It's been implied the focus will shift over to James McAvoy's Xavier and his new batch of recruits anyway - could Magneto be a casualty of that shift?