Magneto Movie to Snub McKellen?

Ian McKellen fears he won't be asked to resume his role as Magneto in the spin-off X-Men movie about the comic book character - because he's too old...

By ComicBookMovie - Apr 07, 2005 12:04 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men 3 The Last Stand
Source: BreakingNews.ie

McKellen played the evil scientist in X-Men, X2 and plans to reprise the role in X-Men 3, but the new movie focuses on the early years of the villain, so the 66-year-old believes it's unlikely he'll be chosen for the pa rt.

He explains: "I have heard of a story being developed. A Magneto spin-off would probably be about his early life and therefore might not need my participation. We'll see."

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