Fassbender was being courted for villain roles in Fox's relaunch of the "X-Men" franchise, directed by Matthew Vaughn, and Columbia's relaunch of "Spider-Man." He entered talks with Fox two weeks ago.
Fassbender will join James McAvoy, who is playing Professor Xavier in the pic, which focuses on Marvel's superpowered team X-Men in a younger incarnation than the previous trilogy.
While deals for Fassbender and McAvoy are done, the fate of other mutants may be up in the air. Fox had been in full-blown casting mode as it geared up for an August start in London, but earlier this week casting director Mindy Marin -- whose credits run from "L.A. Story" to "The Book of Eli" -- left the project. She has been replaced by Joseph Middleton ("Donnie Darko").
Fassbender's big Hollywood break came with a key turn in "Inglourious Basterds," in which he played Canadian spy Archie Hicox. The actor, repped by CAA and Troika in the U.K., stars in Neil Marshall's Roman action movie "Centurion," which opens in August.THR
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