Overview
- Deadline and multiple outlets report that Samara Weaving is Marvel Studios’ choice to play Emma Frost, though Marvel has not formally confirmed the casting.
- Industry accounts say director Jake Schreier and Marvel president Kevin Feige auditioned many actresses and settled on Weaving after an exhaustive search.
- Sources say the final round of screen tests took place shortly after July 4 and that Weaving’s audition was described as the standout among finalists.
- Emma Frost is a powerful telepath who can also take an organic diamond form and has shifted in comics from villain to X‑Men leader; the role was previously played on film by January Jones and Tahyna Tozzi.
- The X‑Men picture remains in active development with writers Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo attached, more casting still to come, and the studio may make further announcements at upcoming events such as D23.