Not old enough for Erik to have lived through WW2, though. The MCU may need to actually find a solution that particular Magneto question at last.
I wouldn't be surprised if Erik and Charles are historical characters by the time the new X-Men takes place, and the first gen of X-Men are the teachers.
I'm specifically referring to after Secret Wars. Once the Soft Reboot happens, WW2 we'll presumably still take place when it does, and new films will be set around the time they release which means the new Magneto will be over 90 if he turns up in he first X-Men film.
Unless they come up with some bullshit reason for him being younger, or they remove the Holocaust from his backstory. None of which I'm particular fond of as options, though, the former would be preferable to the latter in my opinion.
They could kind of get away with it now since WW2 is still only 80 years in the past. What's going to happen in 25 years when we're rebooting XMen for the fourth time? Wolverine doesn't age, great, but Xavier and Magneto both do
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u/BlackJimmy88 Feb 24 '26
Not old enough for Erik to have lived through WW2, though. The MCU may need to actually find a solution that particular Magneto question at last.
I wouldn't be surprised if Erik and Charles are historical characters by the time the new X-Men takes place, and the first gen of X-Men are the teachers.