Marvel Officially Reveals New X-Men Movie Cast at D23
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Newly added coverage confirms that Maya Boyd has been cast as Storm in Marvel Studios’ rebooted X-Men film, completing another major role in the announced line-up. The film, simply titled X-Men, marks the franchise’s formal integration into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is due in cinemas on 5 May 2028.
Marvel revealed the cast at Disney’s D23 convention, with Jake Schreier set to direct. Adam Driver will play Mister Sinister, Christopher Abbott is Professor X, Sadie Sink is Jean Grey, Kit Connor is Cyclops, Samara Weaving is Emma Frost, Inde Navarette is Rogue, and Boyd will portray Storm; Driver jokingly introduced himself as Magneto before revealing his actual role.
- Maya Boyd is confirmed as Storm.
- Marvel’s new X-Men arrives in May 2028.
- Adam Driver will play Mister Sinister.
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The X-Men are a team of superheroes from Marvel Comics, first published in the 1960s. Their members are mutants: people born with unusual abilities, who are often feared or discriminated against by the wider public.
Professor X, also known as Charles Xavier, leads a school for young mutants and argues that humans and mutants can live together. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Rogue and Storm are among the best-known members, while Magneto is a powerful mutant whose approach to protecting mutants often brings him into conflict with the X-Men.
Previous X-Men films were made by 20th Century Fox, before Disney acquired the company and its Marvel characters. Bringing the group into the Marvel Cinematic Universe allows Marvel Studios to establish new versions of the characters alongside its existing film and television franchises.
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