For many X-Men fans, the best parts of 2011's X-Men: First Class were the ones that featured a young Erik Lensherr / Magneto as a Nazi Hunter out for revenge. And there was a time when Fox was actually going to deliver an entire movie centered around that material. David Goyer was given writing and directing duties for the film. The official synopsis read as follows: The original X-Men film began with a prologue that showed the character as a child being led to a concentration camp by Nazis and that is the period in which the Magneto film will take place. This setup will allow a future villain to at least flirt with the designation of protagonist since the character will be seen almost exclusively in his formative years. Eventually the project lost momentum and elements of the film were loosely adapted into First Class, the film which effectively saved the X-Men franchise. Judging on how 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine worked out, perhaps it's fair to say that this cancelled project, however intriguing, may have been a blessing in disguise.
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