Magneto costume from <i>X-Men: Days of Future Past</i>
date: label: date made
content: 2013
name: label: wearer
content: McKellen, Ian
label: maker
content: Dolce & Gabbana
notes: label: Description
content: Costume worn by Ian McKellen in his role as Erik Lensherr/Magneto in the 2014 film <i>X-Men: Days of Future Past</i>. McKellen originated the role of Magneto on screen in 2000 and reappears in two subsequent films in the series leading up to <i>Days of Future Past</i>. McKellen shared this role with Michael Fassbender, who plays a younger version of Magneto in <i>X-Men: First Class</i> and subsequent films. The film earned over $747 million worldwide, making it the 6th highest grossing film of 2014.
label: Description
content: The character of Magneto originated in the world of Marvel Comics in 1963. His character is complex, as he has been portrayed as villain, antihero, and superhero throughout the series.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Los Angeles
topic: label: general subject association
content: X-Men
label: Subject
content: Movie
label: Subject
content: Entertainment, Film
label: Subject
content: Costume
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Movie Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0076.03
label: accession number
content: 2014.0076
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0076.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: costume
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: synthetic fibers (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: suede (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 77 in x 19 1/2 in; 195.58 cm x 49.53 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, maximum (exhibit or expanded): 77 in x 120 in; 195.58 cm x 304.8 cm