David Goyer Says 'Magneto' Still Happening Someday

David S. Goyer is still high on an X-Men Origins: Magneto spin-off. The writer of comic properties for both DC and Marvel - as well as his own, les satisfying thrillers - has been linked to a movie about Magneto for a while, but he's worked on other projects like The Unborn and ABC's new Flash Forward, but that doesn't mean he can't find time for Professor X's arch rival. "They're still thinking about doing it. They're definitely looking into doing other X-Men spinoffs," Goyer tells MTV of Marvel's plans. "I've been in touch with them. I'm sure that project will move forward in the next year or so." But it's not just Goyer who's busy with other projects (including, possibly, that third Batman< movie); Marvel is developing scads of these X-Men spin-offs, including Deadpool, X-Men: First Class, and Wolverine 2. And that's just the X-Men franchise, and just the ones already being planned. But Goyer might be the right guy for a Magneto movie, which, of course, would be an origin story, meaning no Ian McKellen, unless they bake in some flashbacks. So without one of the all-time greats, who should play Magneto? Who knows what direction they'll go, but I like David Kross, the kid from The Reader. He actually favors McKellen a little bit, and we know he's up to whatever drama Goyer can cook up. Just a suggestion, though. I'm a little peeved that this movie hasn't picked up the pace a little more to this point. I hope they still seriously plan on seeing it through.