Daniel Day-Lewis as Magneto? The Most Ridiculous X-MEN Casting Rumor Yet
We’re officially deep into the wild west of MCU rumor season, and the latest nugget circulating online is one of the most outrageous yet.
Daniel Day-Lewis, the famously reclusive, three-time Oscar-winning actor, is reportedly being eyed to play Magneto in Marvel’s upcoming X-Men reboot.
This unhinged-sounding claim comes from scooper @MyTimeToShineH, who posted simply, “Daniel Day-Lewis is being eyed to play Magneto in the MCU.” As you might imagine, that enough to set social media ablaze.
It also follows a previous rumor that Marvel was eyeing Denzel Washington for the role, so clearly, the casting speculation machine is throwing prestige names into the blender right now.
Day-Lewis playing Magneto is hard to imagine, but not for lack of talent. He’s widely regarded as one of the greatest actors to ever step in front of a camera. With roles in My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood, and Lincoln, it’s hard to imagine him come out of retirement to play a comic book character for Marvel.
I mean, maybe someone at Marvel Studios mentioned the name as a joke, like, “Yeah, maybe we can get Daniel Day-Lewis to play Magneto!”
The actor recently came out of retirement to star in his son’s film project Anemone, which he co-wrote, but once he’s done with that I imagine he’ll go back into retirement. And if he;’s going to come out of retirement again, it’s not going to be for a Marvel movie! Jumping from a deeply personal indie project into the Marvel machine? That’s one hell of a leap.
However, Daniel Day-Lewis would be awesome in the role, and he would also be the the first actor with Jewish heritage to portray Magneto in live-action. The character’s identity as a Holocaust survivor and Jewish antihero has long been central to his backstory.
As of now, Marvel has not confirmed any casting decisions for Magneto in the MCU’s X-Men reboot, and they probably won’t for a while.
Would Daniel Day-Lewis ever actually say yes to Magneto? Almost definitely not. Do we want to live in a universe where he does? Sure… why not!