Kit Connor Eyed as Cyclops in Marvel's X-Men Reboot
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- Kit Connor is in talks to play Cyclops (Scott Summers) in Marvel's X-Men reboot, though his deal has not yet closed
- Jake Schreier, who directed last year's "Thunderbolts," will helm the standalone superhero film
- Samara Weaving was recently announced as villain-turned-hero Emma Frost in the same reboot
- Sadie Sink, who debuted as Jean Grey in this summer's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," is also expected to star
- Disney's 2019 acquisition of 21st Century Fox paved the way for this first standalone X-Men movie, following 2024's "Deadpool & Wolverine" and 2025's "The Fantastic Four: First Steps"
- Avengers: Doomsday (December) will feature legacy mutants — Ian McKellen as Magneto, Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, and James Marsden as Cyclops — before the younger cast takes over
Why it matters: Marvel has structured this as a generational handoff: James Marsden will still play Cyclops in December's "Avengers: Doomsday" before Kit Connor's younger Scott Summers anchors the studio's first standalone X-Men film since the 2019 Disney-Fox deal, giving longtime fans a transitional moment before the franchise reboots.
