Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) has a villainous decision to make, should he play Magneto in Matthew Vaughn‘s upcoming X-Men: First Class, or should he play the villain in Marc Webb‘s new Untitled Spider-Man Reboot?

According to showbiz411, the actor is being pursued by both 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures for the bad guy role in the two Marvel movies. Fassbender is no stranger to comic book adaptations, having had a part in the upcoming Jonah Hex and playing Stelios in Zack Snyder‘s big-screen adaptation of 300.