Michael Fassbender Talks About His James Bond And Comic Book Influences For Magneto!

Michael Fassbender Talks About His James Bond And Comic Book Influences For Magneto!

Alongside his X-Men: First Class co-star James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender jokingly calls the movie an elaborate audition for the role of 007 and further discusses the characters and philosophy...

By JoshWilding - Jun 02, 2011 10:06 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men
Source: MTV Splash Page



"I think that the X-Men, X-People, mutants...They use their powers for good just like a superhero does but they don’t feel like superheroes," said McAvoy. "They feel like real people more, I think."

"I think the philosophy of it as well, you know, the whole idea of alienation, misfits in society," Fassbender added. "And how they struggle to be accepted and to find a place for them in society. I think that’s a universal theme. That’s why people across the world find them intriguing."

"Well, I just saw it as an opportunity to do a really elaborate James Bond audition! One always has to worry about the next job, you see, that’s the problem."

"I just really concentrated on what was in the comic books. The biography available in the comic books, it was so dense that I was spoiled for choice really to go away and really just create this sort of Machiavellian character."


Starring James McAvoy as Charles Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Erik Lensherr, Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy, Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme, Lucas Till as Alex Summers/Havok, Caleb Landry Jones as Sean Cassidy/Banshee, Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw, Oliver Platt as the Man in Black, Jason Flemyng as Azazel and Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggart, X-Men: First Class is set to be released in the UK on June 1st and in the US on June 2nd.




Check out my 5* review of X-Men: First Class by clicking HERE!






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Dynamo
Dynamo - 6/2/2011, 10:32 AM
This was one of the best Superhero movies ever made.
DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 6/2/2011, 10:52 AM
Michael Fassbender is sexy. *drools*
FrankGarret
FrankGarret - 6/2/2011, 10:56 AM
Fassbander was great as Erik. Unflinchingly hardcore at times. I mean damn, that's the way you kill the guy that killed your mom!
FrankGarret
FrankGarret - 6/2/2011, 10:56 AM
Fassbander was great as Erik. Unflinchingly hardcore at times. I mean damn, that's the way you kill the guy that killed your mom!
FrankGarret
FrankGarret - 6/2/2011, 10:56 AM
Fassbander was great as Erik. Unflinchingly hardcore at times. I mean damn, that's the way you kill the guy that killed your mom!
Hardshaw
Hardshaw - 6/2/2011, 10:59 AM
Looking forward to seeing this tonight at midnight yes!! Funny how most had this written off simply because it was another FOX production/interpretation but as most people should realize a direct comic page to screen adaptation only works in the animation world.This has a stellar cast in the lead roles and based on reviews it might leave all the summer CBM's in the 'halfpenny place' as the Irish say!!!!
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 6/2/2011, 11:05 AM
Watching this at midnight, can't wait.

Also, Fassbender needs to be the next James Bond. Dude has the charisma, the bada$$-ness, the charm and he's a pretty handsome fellow.
plasticman
plasticman - 6/2/2011, 11:08 AM
There is a lot of talk about James Bond related to this movie from the director, Fassbender, and some of the cast. For those that have seen it, does it really have a classic James Bond feel to it? I guess I can judge at midnight tonight.
BrotherQStark
BrotherQStark - 6/2/2011, 11:32 AM
This movie is turning skeptics into believers, I mean yeah Fox has [frick]ed with our CBM's for years but a change in director could be a change for the better, except for Brett Ratner because X-Men 3 sucked and Gavin Hood because Origins was a travesty
AC1
AC1 - 6/2/2011, 12:08 PM
I saw this today. Amazing film, slightly better than Thor IMO. But I dont get all these Bond comparisons, his Erik had little to no similarity to Bond, except that he's a well spoken globe trotter. I found Bacon as Shaw was more reminiscent to something from a Bond film, he was like a non-cheesey Bond villain, and he was brilliant, almost as good as Tom Hidleston's Loki

@AaronHubbardofEarth is your best friend LEEE by any chance? :P

@FrankGarret agreed, I knew Fassbender would be amazing as Erik but never expected him to be that amazing, he was very intense, and I love how ruthless the character was.
ThomYorke
ThomYorke - 6/2/2011, 12:28 PM
@FrankGarret he was indeed great as Erik except for the last 20 mins when he turns Irish. Which I thought was hilarious
ThaGUY
ThaGUY - 6/2/2011, 1:35 PM
It really was an awesome movie but noticed too well Fassbenders irish accent coming through haha
Whoisstanlee
Whoisstanlee - 6/2/2011, 4:46 PM
I thought Michael Fassbender was incredible as Magneto, really captured the essence of the character and his descent into villainy. Have to agree with the Irish, comment though; towards the end of the film Fassbender's Irish roots were shining through like a pot of gold.
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