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Magneto (film Series Character)
Erik Magnus Lehnsherr, also known as Magneto, is a character primarily portrayed by Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender in 20th Century Fox's ''X-Men'' film series. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, he has appeared in eight installments of the franchise. McKellen played Magneto in the original trilogy films ''X-Men'' (2000), '' X2'' (2003), and '' X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006), in addition to making a cameo in '' The Wolverine'' (2013); while Fassbender portrayed a younger version of the character in the prequel films '' X-Men: First Class'' (2011), '' X-Men: Apocalypse'' (2016), and ''Dark Phoenix'' (2019). Both actors' iterations appeared in different time periods in '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'' (2014). As in the comics, Magneto is depicted as a powerful mutant, a subspecies of humans born with superhuman abilities, who can manipulate and generate magnetic fields. He is a Holocaust survivor who regards mutants as being superior to humans, and seeks t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-Men (film Series)
''X-Men'' is an American Superhero film, superhero film series based on the Marvel Comics X-Men, superhero team of the same name. It was produced by 20th Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment from 2000 to 2020. Fox obtained the film rights to the team and other related characters in 1994 for $2.6 million. They first produced the ''X-Men'' film trilogy consisting of ''X-Men (film), X-Men'' (2000), ''X2 (film), X2'' (2003), and ''X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006). After each film outgrossed its predecessor, further films were released, set in the same shared universe. These included three Spin-off (media), spin-off films centered around Logan (film character), Wolverine (''X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' in 2009, ''The Wolverine (film), The Wolverine'' in 2013, and ''Logan (film), Logan'' in 2017), two films centered around Wade Wilson (film character), Deadpool (''Deadpool (film), Deadpool'' in 2016 and ''Deadpool 2'' in 2018), and the stand-alone ''The New Mutants (film), The New Mutants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Milner
William Henry Milner (born 4 March 1995) is an English actor. He starred as Will Proudfoot in '' Son of Rambow'' (2007), Edward in ''Is Anybody There?'' (2008), and the young Erik Lensherr in '' X-Men: First Class'' (2011). Early life William Henry Milner was born on 4 March 1995 in Teddington, London. He grew up in Hampton, London. Career Milner made his acting debut in the Hammer & Tongs film '' Son of Rambow'' (2007). That same year, he appeared in the made-for-TV films ''Who Killed Mrs De Ropp?'' and '' My Boy Jack''. Milner then starred alongside Michael Caine in ''Is Anybody There?'' (2008). He appeared in the film adaptation of the David Almond book ''Skellig'' (2009). Milner portrayed Ian Dury's son Baxter in the biopic ''Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll'' (2010). He played the role of young Erik Lensherr / Magneto in the superhero film '' X-Men: First Class'' (2011). He played the role of Tom Harvey in the Netflix film, '' iBoy'' (2017). Filmography Film Television M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of The Jews In Germany
The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321 CE, and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (c. 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish community. The community survived under Charlemagne, but suffered during the Crusades. Accusations of well poisoning during the Black Death (1346–1353) led to mass slaughter of German Jews, while others fled in large numbers to Poland. The Jewish communities of the cities of Mainz, Speyer and Worms became the center of Jewish life during medieval times. "This was a golden age as area bishops protected the Jews, resulting in increased trade and prosperity." The First Crusade began an era of persecution of Jews in Germany. Entire communities, like those of Trier, Worms, Mainz and Cologne, were slaughtered. The Hussite Wars became the signal for renewed persecution of Jews. The end of the 15th century was a period of religious hatred that ascr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of , making it the most populous member state of the European Union. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The Capital of Germany, nation's capital and List of cities in Germany by population, most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in the territory of modern Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judaism
Judaism () is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic, Monotheism, monotheistic, ethnic religion that comprises the collective spiritual, cultural, and legal traditions of the Jews, Jewish people. Religious Jews regard Judaism as their means of observing the Mosaic covenant, which they believe was established between God in Judaism, God and the Jewish people. The religion is considered one of the earliest monotheistic religions. Jewish religious doctrine encompasses a wide body of texts, practices, theological positions, and forms of organization. Among Judaism's core texts is the Torah—the first five books of the Hebrew Bible—and a collection of ancient Hebrew scriptures. The Tanakh, known in English as the Hebrew Bible, has the same books as Protestant Christianity's Old Testament, with some differences in order and content. In addition to the original written scripture, the supplemental Oral Torah is represented by later texts, such as the Midrash and the Talmud. The Hebrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakob Lehnsherr
Magneto, a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, has been included in almost every media adaptation of the ''X-Men'' franchise, including films, television series and video games. Television * A character based on Magneto called Matto Magneto appears in the ''Spider-Man'' (1967) episode "The Revenge of Dr. Magneto", voiced by Bernard Cowan. * Magneto appears in ''The New Fantastic Four'' episode "The Menace of Magneto", voiced by John Stephenson. This version uses a magnetically propelled, car-like vehicle for transportation. * Magneto appears in the ''Spider-Man'' (1981) episode "When Magneto Speaks... People Listen", voiced by Walker Edmiston. * Magneto appears in ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'', voiced by Michael Rye. This version is the leader of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. * Magneto appears in '' X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men'', voiced by Earl Boen. This version is the leader of the Brotherhood of Mutant Terrorists. * Magneto appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polaris (Marvel Comics)
Polaris (Dr. Lorna Sally Dane) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Jim Steranko, the character first appeared in '' The X-Men'' #49 (October 1968). Dane has also been a member of the X-Men and the X-Factor, in which she is frequently paired with her on-again off-again romantic interest Havok (Alex Summers). Like the other X-Men, Lorna Dane belongs to the subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. She can control magnetism in a manner similar to her father, Magneto, who served as the X-Men's main antagonist in early stories. Although it was speculated for decades, the fact that Magneto was her father was not revealed until a 2003 storyline, some 35 years after the character's debut. Many of Lorna's stories involve her mental instability and mental health issues, particularly her bipolar disorder, which is exacerbated by the repeated brainwashing episodes and othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarlet Witch
The Scarlet Witch is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #4 in March 1964, in the Silver Age of Comic Books. Originally described as having the power to alter probability, the Scarlet Witch evolved into a powerful Sorceress (fantasy), sorceress by the 1980s. Over time, she has occasionally tapped into immense Magical forest, magical forces, allowing her to alter reality itself. She is widely recognized as one of Marvel’s most powerful heroes. The Scarlet Witch, an alter ego of Wanda Django Maximoff, was first introduced as a reluctant supervillain alongside her twin brother, Quicksilver (Marvel Comics), Quicksilver, both founding members of the Brotherhood of Mutants, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. A year later, she joined the Avengers (comics), Avengers and became a longtime member of various teams like the West Coast Avengers and Force Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Maximoff
Peter Maximoff is a fictional character appearing in 20th Century Fox's X-Men (film series), ''X-Men'' film series, portrayed by Evan Peters and based on the Marvel Comics character Quicksilver (Marvel Comics), Quicksilver, a Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant with the ability to move at Speedster (fiction), superhuman speed. The character appeared in the films ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' (2014), ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' (2016), and ''Dark Phoenix (film), Dark Phoenix'' (2019), and had a cameo appearance in ''Deadpool 2'' (2018). Appearances Quicksilver first appears as a comic book character in ''Uncanny X-Men, X-Men'' #4 (March 1964) and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby. The character initially appears as an antagonist to the X-Men, although before long he becomes a member of the Avengers (comics), Avengers and appears as a regular character in that title beginning with ''Avengers'' #16 in May 1965. He has made numerous other appearances in that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horsemen Of Apocalypse
The Horsemen of Apocalypse are a team of supervillain characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Led by Apocalypse (character), Apocalypse, they are loosely based on the Biblical Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelation, though its members vary throughout the canon. Members of the Horsemen of Apocalypse appeared in 2016's ''X-Men: Apocalypse''. Publication history The Horsemen of Apocalypse are first mentioned in ''X-Factor (comics), X-Factor'' #10 (Nov. 1986), and make their full appearance in ''X-Factor'' #15 (April 1987) where they were created by writer Louise Simonson and artist Walt Simonson. The first comic-book characters of this name were an unrelated team of aliens from the race known as the List of alien races in Marvel Comics#A, Axi-Tun that attacked Earth in ancient and modern times. They appeared in ''Giant Size Fantastic Four'' #3 (Nov. 1974). Fictional biography The group consists of four individuals (usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to low sales, following its Giant-Size X-Men, 1975 revival and subsequent direction under writer Chris Claremont, it became one of Marvel Comics's most recognizable and successful franchises. They have appeared in numerous books, X-Men in television, television shows, 20th Century Fox's X-Men (film series), ''X-Men'' films, and List of video games featuring the X-Men, video games. The ''X-Men'' title may refer to the superhero team itself, X-Men (comic book), the eponymous comic series, or the broader franchise, which includes List of X-Men comics, various solo titles and team books, such as the New Mutants, Excalibur (comics), Excalibur, and X-Force. In the Marvel Universe, Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants are huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
