X-Men First Class Casting Rumors - Emma Frost & Magneto

A couple of casting rumors for 20th Century Fox' "X-Men: First Class" movie have hit the net today.

According to Forces of Geek, actress Rosamund Pike (James Bond: Die Another Day) has been testing for the role of Emma Frost. Meanwhile the website showbiz411 is reporting that actor Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) is being looked at to play the role of a young Magneto. There are also rumors being floated around that Fassbender is being considered for a role in Spider-Man 4 as a villain. Of course none of these casting rumors have been confirmed and should be taken with a grain of salt at this time.

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS begins production this summer for a June 3, 2011 release. Bryan Singer, who conceived the story for FIRST CLASS and directed the original “X-Men” and its sequel “X2,” is producing along with Lauren Shuler Donner and Simon Kinberg.

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, following the classic Marvel mythology, charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga. Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.