Although Patrick Stewart reprized Charles Xavier in his appearance in Badger, X-Men: Days of Future Past Yes Logano, the 2010s primarily saw James McAvoy play the young Professor X in the prequel-era X-Men movies. Through X-Men first generation, future past days, X-Men: Apocalypse Yes black phoenix, we saw McAvoy’s version of the mutant telepath establish his own school for gifted youngsters and transform the X-Men into a force for good. It’s been a few years since McAvoy played Professor X and the actor has shared his “biggest review” of the X-Men movies he’s starred in.
During his interview with GQ, James McAvoy clarified that he had a great time working on the X-Men franchise, calling it “one of the most positive experiences I’ve ever had with a studio” and specifically mentioning future past days as “one of the best films” he was involved in. However, looking back on this chapter of professional life, McAvoy said he is not satisfied with how the relationship between Professor X and Magneto has not been explored in depth after 2011. X-Men first generation. In his words:
My biggest criticism of what we did in the four movies is that after the first movie we didn’t take advantage of the relationship between [Xavier and Michael Fassbender’s Magneto], which really formed the backbone of the first film. So it was like, why did we just eject this huge weapon?
Since the original X-Men films followed Patrick Stewart’s Professor X and Ian McKellen’s Magneto long after their friendship ended due to differing opinions on how mutants’ lives could be bettered, X-Men first generation provided a platform to show how these two became friends in the first place. Their common interest in Kevin Bacon’s Sebastian Shaw, the film’s main antagonist, brought them together, but by the end of the film, Erik Lensherr realized that Shaw had a good idea that mutants should rule over humans, while Charles Xavier still believed in humans. and the mutants could coexist peacefully. It also didn’t help that while deflecting bullets aimed at him, Erik inadvertently sent one through Charles’ spine, paralyzing him.
Though the X-Men prequel films continued to feature James McAvoy’s Professor X and Michael Fassbender’s Magneto as main characters, McAvoy is right that their relationship hasn’t been emphasized all that much. Sure, the two would cross paths here and there, but for the most part, their personal journeys weren’t nearly as intertwined as they had been in First class. At the end of black phoenixIt seemed that Charles and Erik’s relationship had returned to its original state, but by then the mainline X-Men film series had died out.
The era of Fox’s X-Men movies may technically be over, but with Patrick Stewart playing Earth-838’s Professor X in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Hugh Jackman ready to get Wolverine back Deadpool 3Maybe the day will come when James McAvoy and/or Michael Fassbender will return as Professor X and Magneto. But even if it happens in something similar Avengers: Secret Wars, the proverbial ship has sailed on these specific incarnations of the characters that are strongly present. Now we can’t wait for the MCU to feature its rebooted versions of the X-Men, including Professor X and Magneto.
Disney+ subscribers can stream James McAvoy’s X-Men appearances whenever they want, as well as watch other Marvel films in order. HBO Max subscribers can catch the actor playing Lord Asriel its dark materialsand the show’s third and final season will air Dec. 5.
Source: Cinemablend
