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I had once mentioned Production Weekly on this blog about XMen 4. Today, the “secret trade magazine” as MTV Splashpage calls it (really more of boring list of what’s up in production in the week), mentions the synospsis for XMen Origins: Magneto. David Bentley of Telegraph.uk caught it and here’s what he had to say:

Here is the official synopsis for the movie, as listed by subscription trade mag Production Weekly…

“The original X-Men film began with a prologue that showed the character as a child being led to a concentration camp by Nazis and that is the period in which the Magneto film will take place. This setup will allow a future villain to at least flirt with the designation of protagonist since the character will be seen almost exclusively in his formative years.”

This essentially means that the young Magneto is a hero who battles the Nazis.

The synopsis continues: “The storyline will heavily involve Professor X, the wheelchair-using X-Men leader. That character was a soldier in the allied force that liberated the concentration camps. The professor meets Magneto after the war and while they bond over the realisation that they are alike in their special powers, their differences soon turn them into enemies.”

The screenplay I saw didn’t include Xavier (played by Patrick Stewart in the X-Men films) as a member of the Allied Forces; he was working in Israel at a hospital where he helped war survivors from both sides to recover and rehabilitate.

Several sites have been abuzz lately with XMen: First Class being listed in this week’s upcoming projects from Production Weekly - a site that “provides the entertainment industry with a comprehensive breakdown of projects in pre-production, preparation, and active development for film and television.”

Now I wouldn’t normally get ahead of myself, but I think XMen Origins: Wolverine and XMen Origins: Magneto, both set to hit theaters in 2009, could very well be a primer for the telling of another origin - the formation of the XMen.

For millions of years, mankind’s place on Earth was unchallenged – until five young people paved the way for a new kind of human. While students at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast and Iceman taught the world what it meant to be X-Men. These are the hidden stories of the team that laid the foundation of a mutant dynasty!

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I had recently though that Kodi Smit McPhee was gonna be playing the young Logan in the Wolverine movie. Kodi is already one that acts phenomenally and I’d suggest you to watch him Romolus, My Father so you know the type of talent that kid has. However, it is actually Troye Sivan who’ll be playing Hugh Jackman’s younger version in the film.

I dont know much about Troye Sivan other than what is written in his Wikipedia page:

He was chosen for the role after Hugh Jackman saw him sing at the Channel Seven Perth Telethon. Though Kodi Smit-McPhee was already cast for this role, he was unable to be a part of the movie, due to his other movie, The Road.

Well I guess this clears things up. And just in case you haven’t check the video up top yet, that’s Troye singing, it seems he’s done theater as well. I hope he does well in his Hollywood debut. XMen Origins: Wolverine comes out May 1, 2009.

The initial scene of the first XMen movie sent chills down my spine. It involved a kid being taken away from what looked like a prison camp. Reaching out as he is dragged, the fence that separates him is torn apart. How factual my memory is, I cannot be certain, but I somehow found it cool that the movie spent a scene to explain Magneto’s resentment towards mankind.

Of course, that was all there is to that scene. The movie then jumped to the 21st century. Magneto was now a mutant leader and arch-enemy to Charles Xavier and the Xmen. And those missing chapters, the part where Magneto became Magneto, that’s what I hope to see come 2009.

It would be interesting how Magneto is played out as an anti-hero. You dont want him to get away from his villainous side, but you also dont want to glorify his values (..bad example for kids). I fonr one would like to see him with a young Charles Xavier - to see how they built and ruined their friendship. And at that, hope to see Charles without the wheel chair as well (or with hair.. maybe). Henry McCoy has also been rumored to be part of the film - seeing how he would become Beast would prove to be interesting.

And since we’re treading seniorities in the Marvel universe, why not bring in the love interest, Magda. Magneto did have twins with her - Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. I wonder if this is something worth showing in the film as well.

Source: While in Auschwitz, Magneto falls in love with a gypsy named Magda. Together, they escape the prison camp and marry. Magda soon gives birth to their daughter, Anya, who is later killed in a fire, with a mob of people preventing Magneto from rescuing her. Enraged, Magneto’s powers manifest uncontrollably, killing the mob and the surrounding townspeople. Terrified, Magda flees Magneto, discovering months later she is pregnant again. After giving birth to the mutant twins Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch in Wundagore, Magda disappears.

I guess it’s because I’ve read a lot about the Xmen that I’m speculating. And I find it intriguing what other revelations would come about. I only hope that the movie does justice to Magneto like I viewed him from my childhood, and not Hollywoodize things for the sake of grabbing the bucks. Except maybe for the costume. Lolz!

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