It is looking increasingly likely that Michael Fassbender will appear in Lynne Ramsay’s western Jane Got a Gun. Speaking to Reel News last week, Fassbender was careful not to give much away.

"I don't know. We'll have to see," he said. "I don't like to talk about things until I am on them. That has always been the case. I can say I will be doing another X-Men some time this year."

Okay, there's not much there. But it's not exactly a denial. Is it? The project is rumoured to also star Natalie Portman and Joel Edgerton. Following the success of the fine We Need to Talk About Kevin, Ramsay had planned (no, really) to shoot a version of Moby Dick in space. Well, this sounds even more exciting.