Michael Fassbender is one of my fave actors at the moment and he has had a super successful year with the likes of Jane Eyre and X-Men: First Class already under his belt.

In the new year he is set to reunite with Steve McQueen for Shame – a movie that has already caused a stir on the festival circuit and is surrounded in Oscar talk.

Fassbender central performance saw him pick up the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival – could he be the name that were all talking about during the awards season?

Brandon (Fassbender) is a 30-something man living in New York who is unable to manage his sex life.

After his wayward younger sister (Mulligan) moves into his apartment, Brandon’s world spirals out of control.

Carey Mulligan and James Badge Dale join Fassbender on the cast list on what is set to be one of the early must see movies of 2012.

Shame is released 13th January. Take a look at the UK trailer for the movie: