Harry Cunningham and Dean Towers teamed up again to hit the red carpet for Monday night's premiere of X-Men: Apocalypse.

The duo waited patiently amid the flashes of paparazzi and anticipation ahead of the exclusive screening at Event Cinemas in George St for one man - Michael Fassbender.

Fassbender, who plays a young Magneto in what is the ninth installment of the X-Men franchise, spoke the boys about how much preparation goes into playing such an important character and what other power he fancies.

He also gave some insight into what it's like wearing his renowned helmet during shooting.

"It changes quite a bit, but always remains purple," Fassbender said.

It's Fassbender's third X-Men movie, having played Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto in X-Men: First Class (2011) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).

X-Men Apocalypse opens in cinemas on Thursday morning.