Michael Fassbender ‘Magneto needs his own spin-off comedy”

We see a different side to Michael Fassbender’s character Erik / Magneto in the upcoming movie X-Men Apocalypse.

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Not only does he try to live a normal family life, with a wife and child, but he’s a lot more emotional than usual in the latest Marvel instalment.

But is there a happier side to Magneto, and will we ever see it on the big screen one day?

Fassbender doesn't think that would be a bad idea!

In fact, the hunky actor says if his character were to have his own spin-off show, he wouldn't want it to be as serious as Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine flicks, but a light-hearted movie like Deadpool, played by Ryan Reynolds!

“I think [Magneto’s spin-off film] should be a comedy,” the 39-year-old actor told Yahoo 7 Entertainment on the red carpet of the X-Men Apocalypse screening at Event Cinemas in Sydney last night.

“It should be a stand alone film. Magneto: The comedy.”

(Although the Irish-German heartthrob admits he’s not seen Deadpool yet!)

And when asked who his favourite Marvel superhero is, Fassbender reveals it's his character's son Quicksilver. Aww!

“There’s a lot of thinking,” he says about whether or not he’ll appear in another X-Men movie alongside his co-stars Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy and Nicholas Hoult.

“We’ll see what the guys at Fox come up with.”

X-Men Apocalypse hits cinemas in Australia on May 18.

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