Michael Fassbander has accepted the role of Magneto, opposite James McAvoy's Professor X in the upcoming X-Men: First Class. Previously it was just a rumour, considering Fassbander has people from X-Men: First Class and Spider-Man reboot were trying to court him. Now, it is clear that he sided the former, reported MTV based on news at Showbiz411.
With Matthew Vaughn, the same man who brought you Kick-Ass this fall on directing duty, it seems that X-Men: First Class has already giving in much level of anticipation we hope for. While I have never been a vivid fan of X-Men series, something stroked me to do so on this one. Not only the names like James McAvoy, Matthew Vaughn and Fassbander are enough to impress me, but the fact that Bryan Singer is back into the film as a producer does give some fondest memory of how great the first X-Men movie was.
X-Men: First Class is Fox's venture into the early days of the X-mutants, which kickstarting the franchise in a fresh direction. Previously there were many wild rumours (not reported here) on other possible castings too. While those are still waiting for some other days to confirm, we are now settled in the comforting news that we have McAvoy and Fassbander in. Other casting members that have signed in include Ben Walker (Beast), Amber Heard (Mystique) and Rosamund Pike (Moira MacTaggert).
X-Men: First Class by Matthew Vaughn will open 3 June 2011.
SOURCE: MTV, Showbiz411