Marvel Studios unveiled the main cast for Jake Schreier’s X-Men reboot at D23 2026, with Wolverine and Magneto notably absent. The article argues that this could allow the franchise to centre other mutants—particularly Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm and Rogue—rather than relying on its most familiar characters.

The announced cast includes Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Adam Driver as Mister Sinister, Maya Boyd as Storm, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost and Sadie Sink as Jean Grey. The article contrasts this approach with Fox’s X-Men films, which it says often prioritised Wolverine and Magneto, and notes that X-Men ’97 has recently given greater prominence to characters such as Cyclops, Rogue and Storm.