Overview
- At D23 on Friday Marvel officially revealed the core X‑Men cast and the film’s release date of May 5, 2028.
- Confirmed leads include Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Christopher Abbott as Professor Charles Xavier, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette as Rogue, and Maya Boyd as Storm.
- Jake Schreier will direct the reboot from a script by Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo, a team Marvel says will launch a new, younger mutant chapter.
- Adam Driver joined the presentation by video and revealed he will play Nathaniel Milbury, an alias of the villain Mister Sinister, after joking about Magneto.
- Key franchise staples such as Wolverine and Magneto were not announced, leaving major casting questions and potential creative choices that Marvel says it will address in future updates.