Michael Fassbender Starring in 'The Mountain Between Us'?

Michael Fassbender is in early talks to star in the new romantic drama, The Mountain Between Us, according to Variety.

The 34-year-old actor would play Ben Trace, “a doctor and avid climber who uses his skills to transport an injured writer named Ashley down a mountain in harsh weather.”

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The Gerardo Naranjo-directed film is based on the novel by Charles Martin which “follows two strangers who survive a plane crash in the Colorado woods and are forced to rely on one another for survival, eventually falling in love.”

Pictured inside are Michael and his girlfriend out on Thursday (March 15) in NYC’s Soho neighborhood.