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Now they are trying the Dark Phoenix story again and we'll get to see this chapter closing. Fox and Disney have released a new TV spot for the movie that teases a fight between Jean and Magneto.

So we decided it was the helmet,” Hayter said. Though Magneto made his Marvel Comics debut with the helmet in X-Men #1 (September 1963), there were different explanations for its purpose.

X-Men writer David Hayter recently took to X to respond to a fan who mentioned how the 2000 movie popularised the idea of Magneto's helmet being able to block Professor X's psychic abilities.

Magneto has just unleashed his boldest look to date, rivaling the launch of his iconic helmet. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Age of Apocalypse, Marvel will release X-Men: Age of Revelation.

Magneto didn't get telepathy-blocking powers from his helmet until the first X-Men movie, and screenwriter David Hayter has revealed how that happened.

Their answer is likely “Magneto’s fancy helmet protects his mind from psychic invasion.” After all, when the X-Men battle Magneto, Xavier could just mentally order him to just, you know, stop .

According to X-Men filmmaker Simon Kinberg, Dark Phoenix was always supposed to cap off the X-Men movies, too, so it’s not like the actor necessarily missed out on an extended run as Magneto either.

Before picking up Magneto's helmet and taking it for a spin. Wolverine #3 artwork. Before putting it on his own noggin… Wolverine #3 artwork. And putting its telepath-blocking abilities to use.