Variety reports that 20th Century Fox has set Sheldon Turner (“The Longest Yard,” “The Amityville Horror,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” prequel) to write Magneto, an action-thriller based on the villainous character played in the first two “X-Men” films by Ian McKellen.
The project marks the second extension of the studio’s “X-Men” comic book franchise. The move follows a Fox deal with “Troy”…
