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Marvel Casts ‘Game of Thrones’ Star for New ‘X-Men’ Movie, Report Says
A report says Irish actor Peter Claffey has been cast as Beast in Marvel’s upcoming X-Men film, scheduled for 2028. If confirmed, the choice adds a new performer to the MCU’s X-Men reboot, which appears set to reset the characters after the earlier Fox films.
Claffey, a former professional rugby player, is known for playing Sir Duncan in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and appeared in Bad Sisters. Charles Melton was reportedly considered for Beast but withdrew to focus on a Naruto film; Kelsey Grammer is due to reprise the role in Avengers: Doomsday. The report also says Renate Reinsve met Marvel about Moira MacTaggert, while the announced X-Men cast includes Christopher Abbott as Professor Xavier and Adam Driver as Mister Sinister. The film is scheduled for a 5 May 2028 release.
In short
- Peter Claffey is reportedly cast as Beast.
- The X-Men reboot is scheduled for 5 May 2028.
- Renate Reinsve reportedly met Marvel about Moira MacTaggert.
Explained simply
The X-Men are a team of people born with special abilities, known as mutants, in Marvel’s comics and films. Their stories often centre on how mutants and the wider public respond to those differences, with Professor Xavier leading a school where young mutants learn to use their powers.
The earlier X-Men films were made by 20th Century Fox before Marvel Studios brought the characters into its wider Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). A new film is planned for 2028, and its cast is being assembled as part of that move. Beast is a mutant whose strength and blue, fur-covered appearance set him apart; Kelsey Grammer has also played him in earlier films and is due to return in Avengers: Doomsday.