Michael Fassbender 'made up accent for X-Men'

Michael Fassbender has claimed that his unusual accent in X-Men: First Class is not meant to be from any particular region.

The actor, who portrays future X-Men villain Magneto in Matthew Vaughn's prequel, said that he used a mixture of his own Irish accent with several other styles.

"I'm kind of using my own accent and taking out as much Irish-ness as I can," Fassbender explained to IGN. "People always say that I sound anything but Irish, most people say to me Canadian."

Fassbender said that he made the decision with Vaughn that Magneto should have an unusual accent because of his unique background.

"But what do you do with the accent?" Fassbender continued. "Because he's not English and he didn't really have any sort of history in England. But I think he is well-educated so I'm just trying to play a more neutral version of my own accent."

X-Men: First Class was released in cinemas last week, and took $56 million in its opening weekend.

Watch Michael Fassbender in the trailer for X-Men: First Class below: