Following the Michael Fassbender/Magneto rumour which has been going around there’s another name emerging from the internet ether regarding Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class – that of British actress Rosamund Pike.

Fans of the comic book series will know instinctively which part Pike would be perfect for – and according to Forces of Geek, Pike was seen leaving the offices of Matthew Vaughn’s casting director Lucinda Syson with a copy of the X-Men: Origins -Emma Frost comic book.

Pike is soon to be seen in Nigel Cole’s Made in Dagenham (the first images of which were posted recently) and she was fantastic in An Education alongside Carey Mulligan, so her star is in the ascendant.

Now, of course this could be a case of Another day, Another speculative comic-book casting post, and no doubt they will be confirmation sooner or later, but for now the Fantasy Cast of Fassbender and Pike (with maybe Aaron Johnson in there too) looks pretty good.