http://Twitter.com/ClevverMovies – Follow Us! X-Men: First Class is set for a big casting announcement. We have the details coming up next. Hey guys, welcome to Clevver Movies. I’m Amanda Janner with your X-Men update. Michael Fassbender is fast becoming a hot commodity in Hollywood, and the actor was recently tapped to play Magneto in the latest X-Men movie. Twentieth Century Fox is currently in negotiations with Fassbender for the role of Erik Lensherr, the man who becomes Magneto in the early X-Men story X-Men: First Class. The word around town is Columbia Pictures has also been pursuing the actor to star as the villain in the reboot of Spider Man. You can currently catch Fassbender playing another comic book villain in Jonah Hex. As for X-Men: First Class, production is set to begin this summer in London, with a scheduled release date of June 3, 2011. So what are your thoughts on Michael Fassbender taking on the X-Men role? We want to hear from you in the comments section below. Thanks for watching Clevver Movies. Stay with us for the latest movie updates.