Fassbender had attracted interest from several producers when he starred in Steve McQueen’s Hunger. Sure, he did a fine job then, but he still wasn’t getting great job offers (Blood Creek, anyone?). Despite Christoph Waltz’s scene-stealing performance, Michael Fassbender also managed to shine in Tarantino’s WWII film. He played the role of Archie Hicox, a lieutenant in the British army and former film critic.
Even though Waltz got all the awards, Fassbender’s performance was noticed by several filmmakers, including Matthew Vaughn (who cast him as Magneto in X-Men: First Class). Fassbender went on to play Carl Jung in David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method, and Edward Rochester in Cary Fukunaga’s adaptation of Jane Eyre.
He didn’t show his full potential until 2012 though, when he magnificently played the android David in Prometheus. Whether you love or hate the flick, you have to admit his performance was fantastic. Don’t deny it, you know you can’t fully hate the movie, and it’s all because of David. But that wasn’t it — he teamed up with Steve McQueen once again for Shame, in which he played a sex addict. I can’t do it justice, I couldn’t possibly explain how great his performance is — just do yourself a favor and go rent the damn movie. It’s OK, I’ll wait.
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