Marvel Casts Sadie Sink, Adam Driver in X-Men Reboot
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- Marvel Studios announced its X-Men reboot cast at Disney's D23 fan event on Friday, revealing seven roles including Sadie Sink as Jean Grey and Adam Driver as Nathaniel Milbury / Mr Sinister, with the villain role confirmed via Driver's video-link appearance
- Jake Schreier directs the untitled X-Men film, which is slated for cinemas in May 2028, per the D23 announcement
- Kit Connor (Cyclops), Christopher Abbott (Professor Charles Xavier), Samara Weaving (Emma Frost), Inde Navarrette (Rogue), and Maya Boyd (Storm) round out the announced roster, with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige telling fans more casting news is coming
- Patrick Stewart will play Professor X in December's Avengers: Doomsday before Abbott assumes the role for the X-Men film, marking a handover of the character between the two Marvel productions
- Sink's casting as Jean Grey was first teased when the character appeared in Spider-Man: Brand New Day last month, making D23 the first official confirmation
- Marvel also debuted a new Avengers: Doomsday trailer at D23 showing Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom in a fight scene with Chris Hemsworth's Thor
Why it matters: The X-Men casting marks the first major roster reveal under Marvel's reboot since Disney acquired the franchise from 20th Century Fox in 2019, and the choice to install Abbott as Professor X after Stewart's turn in Avengers: Doomsday gives the studio a rare in-universe character transition across two films within months of each other.
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