It's a good time to be Michael Fassbender. According to Entertainment Weekly, Twentieth Century Fox is in negotiations with the German-Irish actor Michael Fassbender for the role of Erik Lensherr, the man who becomes Magneto in the X-Men origin story X-Men: First Class. He has also been offered the role of a villain in the new Spiderman movie coming out in 2012. Fassbender, did work in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds,and has been in demand since. He has to pick one or the other. If I was him, I would pick Magneto, obviously, Magneto is a big time character and sequels will most likely feature him. Fassbender appeared in Spielberg’s Band of Brothers, and he’ll show up in the DC comics adaptation Jonah Hex.

First Class will be directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass). The story will revolve around the early relationship between Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr best friends, who later become arch rivals Professor X and Magneto.

According to Entertainment Weekly:

"The two are the closest of friends at first, working together to stop a huge global threat. They later become enemies, leading to an eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men."

Production begins this summer in London. X-Men: First Class is scheduled for release on June 3, 2011.

Source: EW

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