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wonder Studios can break a 24 - class - foresightful live - legal action trend when castingMagneto , Marvel Comics ' most iconic 10 - Men villain , in theMCU . Marvel Studios has corroborate that theMCU’sX - Menrebootis in development , so some of Marvel Comics ' most vibrant and exciting fictitious character will soon be reinvented , after many of them made their live - action debuts in twentieth Century Fox’sX - Menfranchise . presently , no be sick choices have been announced for any of the MCU ’s ten - Men team , so the future brass of Professor X , Wolverine , Storm and Cyclops , among others , are still unclear , and this also goes for the team ’s most formidable adversaries .

Introduced to Marvel Comics in 1963’sThe go - Men # 1,Erik Lehnsherr , a.k.a . Magneto , is a powerful mutation with the ability to control charismatic metals . Magneto is perhaps the X - Men ’s longest - last villain , though he has also allied himself with his old friend , Professor X , and his team on many occasion . by from being one of Marvel Comics ' most powerful mutants , Magneto is also culturally significant , with his philosophic battles with Professor X and often - vehement battles for mutant civic rights make up some of Marvel Comics ' most memorable moments . To this end , Magneto ’s crucial inheritance and backstory must be retained in the MCU .

Patrick Stewart has teased both his and Ian McKellen ’s return to their X - Men roles of Professor X and Magneto in MCU Phase 6 ’s upcoming Deadpool 3 .

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Magneto Has Never Been Played By A Jewish Actor In Live-Action

Magneto made his live - legal action debut in 2000’sX - Men , portray by acclaimed English actor Ian McKellen . From 2011’sX - Men : First Classonward , Irish player Michael Fassbender played the younger iteration of Magneto in20th Century Fox ’s revisedX - Mentimeline , with the duad deal the covert for the first and only time in 2014’sX - Men : Days of Future Past . In Marvel Comics , Erik Lehnsherr ’s Jewish heritage is of import to his need and evolution , and while this narrative was retain for Fox ’s dealership , neither McKellen nor Fassbender are Jewish , so Marvel Studios could take more precaution in represent this inheritance in the MCU .

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Scarlet Witch looking disappointed in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

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X2(2003 )

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X - Man : First Class(2011 )

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The Wolverine(2013 )

X - Men : day of Future Past(2014 )

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Michael Fassbender and Ian McKellen as Magneto in Fox’s X-Men franchise

X - Men : Apocalypse(2016 )

Dark Phoenix(2019 )

Magneto’s Jewish Backstory Is Very Important In Marvel Comics

In Marvel Comics , Erik Lehnsherr - then Eisenhardt - is disclose to have been born in the 1920s to a German Jewish family . Lehnsherr suffered favoritism during the Nazi rise to power and the passing game of the Nuremberg Laws in 1935 . Lehnsherr and his household were caught trying to flee to Poland , and sent to the Warsaw Ghetto , and while they attempted another escape , they were again captured , and Lehnsherr ’s entire family was execute before his centre . The demonstration of Lehnsherr ’s mutant ability saved his life , but he was institutionalize to Auschwitz , eventually fly the coop during the October 7 , 1944 , revolt .

Lehnsherr ’s experiences during the Holocaust informed his hatred for mankind , as he ’d seen at first hand what human being are capable of for concern of that which is different . This bring in him in verbatim confrontation to Professor X , who believes mutants and humanity can live side - by - side , but Lehnsherr would choose human beings be eradicated to ensure mutant survival . Magneto strives to create a haven where mutants can live peacefully , and form theBrotherhood of Evil Mutantsto further his cause . Magneto ’s backstory as a Jew and a Holocaust survivor is crucial to his entire story , so Marvel Studios would be wrong to change it .

Ben Grimm Has Been Cast With A Jewish Actor In The MCU’s The Fantastic Four

Luckily , Marvel Studios ' late molding for theMCU ’s upcomingThe Fantastic Fourreboot suggests that more tutelage will be take to cast a Jewish actor in the role of Magneto , and retain the scoundrel ’s meaning backstory . Ben Grimm ’s Thing is one of Marvel Comics ' most recognizable Judaic lineament , and throughout the casting appendage , speculation suggest Marvel Studios stressed that Grimm needed to be cast with a Jewish actor . Ebon Moss - Bachrach , who previously impersonate David Lieberman ’s Micro inThe Punisher , fit the bill perfectly , and his casting raises hopes that Magneto ’s hurl choice will be given the same amount of caution .

Ebon Moss - Bachrach will be join by Pedro Pascal , Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn as the titular team in Marvel Studios’The Fantastic Four .

There has been some discussion about how Magneto can be a Holocaust survivor and still be young enough to have a extended vocation in the MCU , since the dealership is currently set in 2025 or 2026 . However , Namor ’s first appearance as a mutant inBlack Panther : Wakanda Forevercould provide the answer , asNamor ’s mutation grants him an elongated life . The same ability could be granted to several powerful mutant with important backstories cement during significant event in human history , allowingMagnetoto continue his emotional and tragic origin storey as a Holocaust subsister .

Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Micro in his lair in The Punisher

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