Est. 1998

Est. 1998

Wanted To Be In X-Men

June 6, 2011

Ralph Winter, producer of the X-Men series, attended the Produced By movie industry conference, and revealed that Michael had lobbied for a part in the first X-Men movie.

Mr Winter said that he didn’t want to be a mutant but he wanted the part of the wheelchair bound telepath and founder of the X-Men, Professor X. Patrick Stewart eventually got the role.

Source: moviefone.co.uk & MJWN

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