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Meet the MCU’s New X-Men as Marvel Officially Reveals the Cast
The mutants have technically been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for several years, but Marvel Studios has remained unusually patient about assembling the X-Men. Recent projects have introduced mutant characters, referenced the genetic mutation behind their powers, and even revisited the universe of Fox’s X-Men movies without establishing the MCU’s own version of the team.
That has changed considerably in recent months. Jake Schreier is attached to direct Marvel’s upcoming X-Men reboot, with Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo working on the screenplay following an earlier draft by Michael Lesslie. Marvel has also started assembling its first official X-Men cast, with Sadie Sink playing Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Kit Connor taking on Scott Summers/Cyclops, and Samara Weaving joining the MCU as Emma Frost. Those announcements finally gave audiences an idea of what Marvel’s new generation of mutants will look like, but there were still some major pieces missing. The studio had yet to reveal its Professor X, Rogue, primary villain, or even when the movie would arrive in theaters. Marvel Studios answered all of those questions during its D23 presentation, expanding the cast and officially putting a date on the X-Men’s MCU debut.
Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Cast Just Got Even Bigger
Maya Boyd has officially been cast as Storm, while Obsession star Inde Navarrette will play Rogue, joining Sink’s Jean Grey, Connor’s Cyclops, and Weaving’s Emma Frost. Marvel also revealed the actor who will bring this new generation of mutants together, with Christopher Abbott set to play Professor X. The biggest surprise came from the other side of the mutant conflict. Adam Driver will play Mister Sinister, officially bringing one of the X-Men’s most enduring villains into the MCU despite Kevin Feige‘s recent comments seemingly confirming Driver was an MCU-avoidant. The announcement gives the upcoming movie its first confirmed antagonist and offers the clearest indication yet of the threat Marvel’s new team will be facing when they finally make their debut.
Marvel has already spent several projects preparing audiences for the arrival of mutantkind. Ms. Marvel revealed that Kamala Khan possesses a mutation, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever introduced Namor as a mutant, and The Marvels featured Kelsey Grammer‘s Beast. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness brought Patrick Stewart back as Charles Xavier, while Deadpool & Wolverine revisited Fox’s mutant universe and brought Channing Tatum‘s Gambit to the big screen. The new movie will finally give the MCU an X-Men team of its own.
X-Men will arrive in theaters on May 5, 2028. Stay tuned with Collider for more news from D23 throughout the weekend.
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