The "Steve Jobs" biopic underwent several changes before it was ready to hit the big screen, first with director David Fincher on board while "The Dark Knight" star Christian Bale was set to play the titular character.
However, Fincher was soon replaced by Danny Boyle, and Bale followed suit by bowing out of the movie. Boyle then decided that he wanted "X-Men" star Michael Fassbender to play the title role, but screenwriter Aaron Sorkin had some concerns.
"When Danny said he wanted Michael, I was the one person in the world unfamiliar with Michael's work," he admitted to Cinema Blend.
So he set to remedy his ignorance by watching all of Fassbender's previous works. Needless to say, Sorkin was thoroughly impressed and he gave Boyle the thumb's up to get Fassbender.
"I spent a fantastic weekend watching all of Michael's movies, and by the time I was, I think, halfway into his first scene in 'Inglourious Basterds,' I was leading the Michael Fassbender march," he said.
In "Inglorious Basterds," Fassbender co-starred with Brad Pitt and Diane Kruger. In it, he played a German film critic turned Lieutenant Hicox.
After that, Fassbender was cast in Bryan Singer's "X-Men" films where he plays a younger version of Magneto alongside James McAvoy, Jennifer Garner, and Nicholas Hoult, among many others.
Singer became a huge fan of the actor after working with him, and he even shared that Fassbender did something incredible during the last part of the film.
"We're at the end of the scene, and he asked me not to call cut and when the scene was over, he continued and did something that made me cry in the tent; I've never done that before. The head of my company grabbed a Kleenex. Simon Kinberg, the writer who has no emotions at all, actually became emotional. It was so beautiful, I've never seen an actor do this for me and (Fassbender) just took the scene to a whole 'nother level," he told Collider. "It's a heartbreaking scene, not a typical comic book movie scene at all, so let's hope it makes the cut."
Because "X-Men: Apocalypse" is considered a superhero film, Singer said that the actors involved might not be recognized for their acting skills, even though he firmly believes they should.
"They will not be lauded, or rewarded, because they're in an X-Men movie and comic book movies just don't get that kind of (expletive). But they deliver some extraordinary performances particularly in 'X-Men: Apocalypse.' The movie is very emotional. I love the pathos of the characters and their relationships," he said.
