21 Perfect Superhero Movie Casting Choices That Nailed Their Characters

7. Ian McKellen/Michael Fassbender As Magneto - X-Men Franchise

20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox

Yes, yes, I know this is cheating. But honestly, is there any way of separating the two?Erik Lensher has always been an icon of moral ambiguity in the Marvel mythos, representing the moral and political antithesis of what his main rival, Charles Xavier, and his X-Men espouse.

Magneto has experienced a level of persecution incomparable in its brutality, and the emotional weight and grief that comes with such a tragic life is clearly a difficult element to convey. He also believes that mutants are 'homo-superior', with his lived experiences vindicating the dogmatic creed himself and the Brotherhood of Mutants proclaim.On top of such a rich personality, the self-proclaimed 'master of magnetism' possesses a unique and amicable relationship with Professor X, and who better to embody such a friendship than real life BFFs, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart?

Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy too did justice to the roles, and the resurgence of the franchise has only been amplified by the acting talents displayed.Both are clearly fantastic in the role, but Magneto's strength of character takes the cake as far as complexity is concerned.

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