Jun 15, 2026 3:12pm PT

Ian McKellen Roasted Trump on ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Set by Shouting ‘Mar-a-Lago!’ When Told to Hate What Magneto Is Destroying

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Ian McKellen revealed at a recent film festival in Rome (via The Guardian) that he channeled his fury for Donald Trump during an action scene in “Avengers: Doomsday,” in which the 87-year-old actor returns as his iconic “X-Men” villain Magneto. The film’s directors, the Russo Brothers, instructed McKellen “to look more furious” during one scene where Magneto wreaks havoc with his powers.

“[They told me to] make it look as if you hate what you’re destroying,” McKellen said. “So I stood there and I shouted: ‘Mar-a-Lago!’”