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    Ian McKellen Says Superman Is A Joke – But X-Men Is About Something

    By Frank PalmerJuly 16, 2015

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    07/16/2015

    Let the DC vs. Marvel shot taking continue!

    Well, sort of. While speaking to UPROXX, Ian McKellen seemed to take a shot at Superman:

     

    Well, [director Bryan Singer] persuaded me. X-Men was about something. Superman isn’t really about anything. It’s a joke. The nerd changes his underpants and becomes a Superman. That’s James Bond: “Shaken, not stirred,” silly, stupid, British twit… and then, Action Man! But X-Men is about the problems of being a mutant. And we’ve all felt we’re mutants on occasion. So, that was the hook for me. And don’t forget, I didn’t have to sign to do any more than one; I’m just doing a movie.

     

    The explanation from McKellen seems to be in line with his previous comments – in which he said X-Men movies were “superior”.

     

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