9 Marvel And DC Supervillains And Anti-Heroes Who Deserve Their Own Movies

9) Magneto

Calling for the X-Men universe’s resident anti-villain to get his own movie is not a novel idea. Originally, Fox were planning on an X-Men Origins: Magneto to follow on from Wolverine’s own effort, but this was later folded into X-Men: First Class. Now that the studio are gifting another classic Marvel villain a solo film in Doctor Doom, though, it’s a great time to dust off this idea and give it a go for real.

Obviously, we don’t want an origin story, as by now everyone and their dog knows that Erik Lensherr first discovered his magnetic powers during his tragic experiences as a Jewish child during WWII. Instead, we want something in the Logan mold. A stripped-back, R-rated, moody drama about Michael Fassbender’s master of magnetism going at it alone. It should be a story that really gets to the heart of the character: he doesn’t do evil things for the sake of it, he just cares so much about what happens to his people.

Think back to that heartbreaking scene in X-Men: Apocalypse where Erik loses his wife and daughter. Now imagine how awesome a whole movie with that level of grit and emotion would be.