Adam Driver Cast as Mister Sinister in MCU X-Men Reboot
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- Adam Driver will play supervillain Mister Sinister (alias Nathaniel Millbury) in Disney's MCU X-Men reboot, announced at D23 via video to a crowd of 12,000, with the film slated for May 2028 release.
- Inde Navarrette, breakout star of indie horror Obsession, was cast as Rogue alongside previously announced Samara Weaving (Emma Frost), Kit Connor (Cyclops), and Sadie Sink, whose Jean Grey role was revealed by her appearance in this summer's Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
- Christopher Abbott joins as Professor Charles Xavier and Maya Boyd as Storm, with director Jake Schreier and writers Lee Sung-jin (Beef creator) and Joanna Calo (The Bear co-showrunner) working on the script.
- Ryan Gosling headlined the Star Wars portion presenting Star Wars: Starfighter — directed by Shawn Levy and set for May 2027 — describing his character Kade Auberon as 'a guy from the wrong side of the galaxy' in new footage.
- Avengers: Doomsday got a new trailer showing Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom fighting Thor, plus Chris Evans holding a baby and Ian McKellen as a long-haired, haggard Magneto; the film releases Dec 18.
- Hugh Jackman appeared on screen telling Kevin Feige he's willing to play Wolverine in Doomsday, an answer that fueled heated fan speculation toward an expected yes.
- The Frozen 3 presentation was plagued by malfunctioning audio, video, and stuck doors as Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel attempted to serenade fans with a new eerie arrangement of Frozen Heart before ad-libbing through to a Josh Gad rendition of Olaf's love song Oooh, Samantha.
Why it matters: Driver's casting as Mister Sinister — after years of fan speculation he'd play Magneto — is the marquee surprise, and Jake Schreier directing a 2028 X-Men film marks the first major test of Disney's 2019 Fox acquisition finally producing a flagship mutant entry. Hugh Jackman publicly entertaining a Wolverine return in Doomsday signals Marvel is willing to fold the X-Men franchise into its central Avengers narrative starting December.
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