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- In 1999, director Bryan Singer asked Ian McKellen to join the cast of X-MEN in the role of Magneto. Along with Blade (1998), X-MEN blazed the trail for other Marvel Comics feature films including Spider Man, Fantastic Four, Iron Man and The Avengers. McKellen has appeared in three more X-MEN films. X-MEN (2000) X2: X-MEN UNITED (2003)
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Jul 14, 2000 · X-Men: Directed by Bryan Singer. With Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen. In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.
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- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Bryan Singer
- 2000-07-14
Ian McKellen ... Magneto: Famke Janssen ... Jean Grey: James Marsden ... Cyclops: Halle Berry ... Storm: Anna Paquin ... Rogue: Tyler Mane ... Sabretooth: Ray Park ... Toad: Rebecca Romijn ... Mystique (as Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) Bruce Davison
Patrick Stewart. Ian McKellen. Famke Janssen. Halle Berry. Anna Paquin. James Marsden. Shawn Ashmore. Rebecca Romijn. James McAvoy. Michael Fassbender. Jennifer Lawrence. Nicholas Hoult. Ryan Reynolds. Maisie Williams. Jackman is the most recurring actor in the franchise, appearing in nine films.
McKellen achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular King in Richard III (1995), James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998), Magneto in the X-Men films, and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) trilogies.
Featuring an ensemble cast consisting of Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Bruce Davison, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Ray Park, and Anna Paquin, the film depicts a world where an unknown proportion of people are mutants, possessing superhuman powers that make them distrusted by normal humans.
Actor. Writer. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter Top 5,000 144. Play clip 1:26. Sir Ian McKellen | IMDb Supercut. 99+ Videos. 99+ Photos. Widely regarded as one of greatest stage and screen actors both in his native Great Britain and internationally, twice nominated for the Oscar and recipient of every major theatrical award in the UK and US, Ian ...
Mar 22, 2023 · By Ben Sherlock. Published Mar 22, 2023. The original X-Men movie from 2000 introduced a sprawling ensemble cast of Marvel heroes and villains, and each character was brought to life by a world-class actor. X-Men lent some prestige to the superhero genre by casting screen legends like Ian McKellen and Halle Berry in major comic book roles.