Michael Fassbender has his pick of projects at the moment, and he’s doing a good job of balancing the big paycheque, high profile roles with smaller, more interesting films. The latest movie he’s attached himself to is The Mountain Between Us for director Gerardo Naranjo (Miss Bala), according to Variety.
The romantic drama is adapted from Charles Martin’s novel, which follows two strangers who survive a plane crash and depend on each other to survive in the harsh Colorado mountains, before falling for one another. Michael Fassbender will play Ben Trace, a doctor who uses his expert climbing skills to get Ashley, an injured writer, safely down the mountain. The role of Ashley has not been cast yet.
Gerardo Naranjo will direct from a screenplay by J. Mills Goodloe (Maverick, Assassins), although it isn’t known when production might begin. With Fassbender a very busy boy, it may be a while before he can slot it in.