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August 15, 2014

22 of Michael Fassbender’s Best, Most Expressive Faces

By Jesse David Fox

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Some sick, crazy person thought it was a good idea to have Michael Fassbender spend an entire movie under a giant papier-mâché head, depriving all of us of his face — his glorious, wonderful, sexy, sexy face — for hours. So, while we wait for his face to be in another movie, we wanted to celebrate that punim of his. Here are 22 of his absolutely best faces. More like Michael Face-bender.

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The "Vampire With Cold Earlobes." The "Vampire With Cold Earlobes."

The "Vampire With Cold Earlobes."

Photo: MICHAEL KAPPELER/2007 AFP
The "Isn't That Special?" The "Isn't That Special?"

The "Isn't That Special?"

Photo: Serge BENHAMOU/Serge BENHAMOU/GAMMA
The "J-Pop America Fun Time Now!" The "J-Pop America Fun Time Now!"

The "J-Pop America Fun Time Now!"

Photo: Camilla Morandi/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
The "Surprised Dragon." The "Surprised Dragon."

The "Surprised Dragon."

Photo: Camilla Morandi/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
The "HAHAHAHAHAHA, I Totally Get the Joke, Too." The "HAHAHAHAHAHA, I Totally Get the Joke, Too."

The "HAHAHAHAHAHA, I Totally Get the Joke, Too."

Photo: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/2008 AFP
The "Fun-quistador." The "Fun-quistador."

The "Fun-quistador."

Photo: Dziekan/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
The "Happy Little Teapot." The "Happy Little Teapot."

The "Happy Little Teapot."

Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2011 Getty Images
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Photo: Dominique Charriau/2011 Dominique Charriau
The "Did I Forget to Wash My Hands? Oh, I'll Pretend to Blow a Kiss to Smell Them and No One Will Ever Notice or Point This Out in a Slideshow." The "Did I Forget to Wash My Hands? Oh, I'll Pretend to Blow a Kiss to Smell Them and No One Will Ever Notice or Point This Out in a Slideshow."

The "Did I Forget to Wash My Hands? Oh, I'll Pretend to Blow a Kiss to Smell Them and No One Will Ever Notice or Point This Out in a Slideshow.&q...

The "Did I Forget to Wash My Hands? Oh, I'll Pretend to Blow a Kiss to Smell Them and No One Will Ever Notice or Point This Out in a Slideshow."

Photo: Venturelli/2011 Venturelli
The "Look, Mom: No Cavities." The "Look, Mom: No Cavities."

The "Look, Mom: No Cavities."

Photo: Venturelli/2011 Venturelli
The "You Disgust Me. I Can't Look at You. Okay, Maybe a Little Peek." The "You Disgust Me. I Can't Look at You. Okay, Maybe a Little Peek."

The "You Disgust Me. I Can't Look at You. Okay, Maybe a Little Peek."

Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/2011 Getty Images
The "Close-Talker." The "Close-Talker."

The "Close-Talker."

Photo: Marc Stamas/2011 Getty Images
The "Old, Feeble British Butler Slowly Saying, 'Alright.'" The "Old, Feeble British Butler Slowly Saying, 'Alright.'"

The "Old, Feeble British Butler Slowly Saying, 'Alright.'"

Photo: Alex J. Berliner/2012 NBCUniversal, Inc.
The "Thinking Man's Popeye." The "Thinking Man's Popeye."

The "Thinking Man's Popeye."

Photo: ©Armando Gallo/ARGA Images Inc./© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
The "I Get No Respect." The "I Get No Respect."

The "I Get No Respect."

Photo: Jon Furniss/2012 Jon Furniss
The "Sweet Little Boy Who Totally Knows What Face to Make to Get Whatever He Wants." The "Sweet Little Boy Who Totally Knows What Face to Make to Get Whatever He Wants."

The "Sweet Little Boy Who Totally Knows What Face to Make to Get Whatever He Wants."

Photo: Andrew Medichini/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved...

The "Sweet Little Boy Who Totally Knows What Face to Make to Get Whatever He Wants."

Photo: Andrew Medichini/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
The "Say 'Cheese' Because My Middle Finger Is a Camera, I Promise — Just Kidding, It's Not a Camera — Fuck You." The "Say 'Cheese' Because My Middle Finger Is a Camera, I Promise — Just Kidding, It's Not a Camera — Fuck You."

The "Say 'Cheese' Because My Middle Finger Is a Camera, I Promise — Just Kidding, It's Not a Camera — Fuck You."

Photo: Ki Price/Ki Price
The "Look, Principal Diller, It's Hard to Say If I Burned Down the School." The "Look, Principal Diller, It's Hard to Say If I Burned Down the School."

The "Look, Principal Diller, It's Hard to Say If I Burned Down the School."

Photo: Beetham/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
The "This Is My First Time Smiling, Am I Doing It Right?" The "This Is My First Time Smiling, Am I Doing It Right?"

The "This Is My First Time Smiling, Am I Doing It Right?"

Photo: Stefanie Keenan/2014 Stefanie Keenan
The "Oh, God, Oh, God, I Hope He Doesn't Scratch My Porsche." The "Oh, God, Oh, God, I Hope He Doesn't Scratch My Porsche."

The "Oh, God, Oh, God, I Hope He Doesn't Scratch My Porsche."

Photo: London Entertainment /Splash/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
The "Pshh, This Happens All the Time." The "Pshh, This Happens All the Time."

The "Pshh, This Happens All the Time."

Photo: Mark Doyle -/© Corbis. All Rights Reserved.
The "You Can Put a Mask on Me, But It Won't Matter: You've Seen My Dick, You Know What's Up." The "You Can Put a Mask on Me, But It Won't Matter: You've Seen My Dick, You Know What's Up."

The "You Can Put a Mask on Me, But It Won't Matter: You've Seen My Dick, You Know What's Up."

Photo: Tim P. Whitby/2014 Getty Images
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