Marvel Studios has revealed the first cast of its X-Men reboot, and here is a guide to every character announced so far and who is playing them.
Kevin Feige introduced the lineup at D23 in August, and the film arrives in theaters May 5, 2028.
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- Release date: May 5, 2028
- Director: Jake Schreier
- Studio: Marvel Studios
Professor X (Christopher Abbott)
Charles Xavier is the powerful telepath who founded the X-Men and leads the team.
Christopher Abbott, who starred on Girls with Adam Driver, takes over the role.
Cyclops (Kit Connor)
Scott Summers, aka Cyclops, fires powerful optic blasts and serves as the team’s leader in the comics.
Kit Connor, who played Nick Nelson in Heartstopper, stars in the role.
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Jean Grey (Sadie Sink)
Jean Grey is a powerful telepath and telekinetic, and in the comics she is Scott’s great love.
Sadie Sink is becoming the third actor to play adult Jean in live action, after Famke Janssen and Sophie Turner, and she debuted the role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
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Emma Frost (Samara Weaving)
Emma Frost is a telepath who can turn her body into diamond, and her complicated history with Scott and Jean is a big part of her comic book story.
Samara Weaving is the first actress to play her in a major live-action role since January Jones in X-Men: First Class.
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Rogue (Inde Navarrette)
Rogue can absorb the powers and memories of anyone she touches, which makes her one of the team’s most recognizable and powerful members.
Inde Navarrette, the Obsession breakout who also appeared in 13 Reasons Why, takes on the role.
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Storm (Maya Boyd)
Ororo Munroe, aka Storm, can control the weather and becomes one of the team’s most important leaders.
Maya Boyd, known for Broadway’s & Juliet, inherits the role from Halle Berry and Alexandra Shipp.
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Mister Sinister (Adam Driver)
Nathaniel Essex, better known as Mister Sinister, is a geneticist obsessed with experimenting on mutant DNA, and he’s the reboot’s villain.
Adam Driver joked that he would play Magneto before correcting himself and revealing the Mister Sinister casting, using the alias Nathaniel Millbury.
Who Is Still Missing From the Team?
Marvel hasn’t announced Wolverine, Magneto or Beast, and Mystique, Quicksilver and Kitty Pryde also remain uncast.
Kevin Feige has stressed that this isn’t the full lineup, so more mutants are expected as production moves forward.
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