All we know on MCU X-Men reboot from cast to release date
X-Men stars Maya Boyd, Inde Navarrette, Samara Weaving, Christopher Abbott, Kit Connor, (director) Jake Schreier and Sadie Sink at D23 (Getty Images)
A new chapter is coming for the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) with an X-Men reboot on the horizon – and fans just got a whole lot of casting news.
The X-Men brand has existed in multiple forms since the 1960s, but this forthcoming project is set to be unlike the rest.
Marvel Studios is releasing a new X-Men movie helmed by Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier, with The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes screenwriter Michael Lesslie penning the script.
Furthermore, Schrierer confirmed to Collider that Beef creator Lee Sung Jin and The Bear writer/co-showrunner Joanna Calo, both also worked on Thunderbolts*, are at work on X-Men.
Here’s everything we know so far about the X-Men reboot:
What will the X-Men reboot be about?
The X-Men are perhaps best known as characters from the 13 live-action films released from 2000 to 2020.
The rumours outlined that Lesslie pitched a full X-Men ’97-inspired roster for the team.
A whole new mutant team are set to descend on the MCU, replacing Fox’s previous X-Men franchise.
Marvel Studios figurehead Kevin Feige said Schrierer’s X-Men will be “very youth-oriented”.
Doomsday will likely be the finale for the original Fox cast, like Hugh Jackman and James Marsden, who have been confirmed to appear.
Then, Avengers: Secret Wars (out December 17, 2027) is set as the finale for Phase 6 and the Multiverse Saga. Directed by the Russo brothers, the film will likely mark the star of something new for the MCU franchise.
Who is in the X-Men reboot cast?
Casting news for the X-Men reboot has been trickling in over the past few months, kickstarted by Sadie Sink’s casting as a mysterious character in the new Spider-Man movie.
When the film was released, it was confirmed that Sink was playing powerful mutant Jean Grey.
It was also announced that Heartstopper star Kit Connor had been cast in the role of Cyclops, and Samara Weaving would be playing Emma Frost.
Then, at fan-convention D23 2026, even more roles were announced. Christopher Abbott will play Professor Charles Xavier, Maya Boyd will play Storm, and Inde Navarrette will appear as Rogue.
It was then revealed that Adam Driver will be playing Nathaniel Milbury – also known as Mister Sinister.
When will the X-Men reboot be released?
D23 also confirmed the release date for the as-yet unnamed X-Men reboot – 5 May, 2028.
With Secret Wars scheduled to be released on December 17, 2027, the next few years may be a very busy time for MCU fans.
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