MCU’s X-Men Magneto Fan-Casting Officially Addressed By Jason Isaacs

EXCLUSIVE: A popular Marvel Cinematic Universe fan-casting idea finally gets acknowledged.

The MCU timeline is gearing up for its remaining Phase 6 projects, with Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars left as the next films for the Multiverse Saga. However, as Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom will forever change the franchise, Phase 7 will begin a new era, with the mutants getting closer to having their spotlight in the popular superhero property.

In an interview with ScreenRant's Liam Crowley for Victorian Psycho (now playing in theaters,) Jason Isaacs was asked about the big fan-casting idea of him playing Marvel's Magneto in the upcoming X-Men reboot, which is in development for 2028. While he hasn't appeared in any of the live-action projects, Isaacs voiced Eminence in Disney+'s What If...? animated series. Prior to hearing about the idea, the British actor thought they had actually already found their new star as the famous mutant, as he responded with the following:

ScreenRant: You’re one of the few actors to have only voiced a character and not played a live-action role in the MCU. A lot of people want you to play Magneto.

Jason Isaacs: Oh, I think, isn’t it already cast? They’ve got much younger, haven’t they? I thought the whole cast was younger.

ScreenRant: Not yet. Christopher Abbott is playing Professor X.

Jason Isaacs: I’ve seen that online. There’s an awful lot of people telling me what part I should play. “You should call them and tell them to cast you. And tell them.” I don’t think they quite understand how the industry works. They have my phone number.

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It's crucial to remember that even though several actors have been tapped for the MCU's X-Men, Marvel Studios and Disney have not confirmed whether Magneto will even appear in Jake Schreier's upcoming ensemble feature. Sadie Sink will be back as Jean Grey, after her debut in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, while Kit Connor, Samara Weaving, Maya Boyd, Inde Navarette, and Adam Driver have been cast as Cyclops, Emma Frost, Storm, Rogue, and Nathaniel Essex, respectively. Back during the D23 announcement, Kevin Feige did stress that they weren't fully done with casting, but has never definitely stated if Magneto is part of the reboot.

Other X-Men members are said to be in the upcoming MCU movie, as Asa Germann has landed the role of Angel. While not fully confirmed yet, Peter Claffey is reportedly joining the Phase 7 entry as Beast, while Ben Wang was revealed on November 2 to be circling the part of Iceman.

If Magneto doesn't end up being part of the first film, they could always utilize him in later installments, since the mutants are set to have a big focus in the next saga that Marvel Studios is telling after their multiverse arc concludes with 2027's Avengers: Secret Wars. With filming set to begin sometime in 2027 for Schreier's team-up project, more details will ideally emerge over the coming months, as they round out their cast.

X-Men opens in theaters on May 5, 2028.

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