Calling all X-Men fans! Marvel Studios has just lifted the curtain on the all-star cast of its much-awaited X-Men film at the 2026 D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. Excitement buzzed through the air as the announcement was made during this celebrated Disney tradition.
Sadie Sink, known for her recent appearance as Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, captured the spotlight at the D23 Expo on August 14. She joined Marvel’s leading light, Kevin Feige, and visionary director, Jake Schreier, to unveil the upcoming X-Men lineup set to dazzle audiences.
Heartstopper sensation Kit Connor is stepping into the shoes of Cyclops, with Christopher Abbott taking on the iconic role of Professor Charles Xavier. The cast also features Samara Weaving as the frigid Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette as the spirited Rogue, and Maya Boyd breathing life into Storm.
Feige shared an intriguing hint during the showcase, playfully suggesting, “someone else wanted to join us on stage.”
The secret surrounding Sadie Sink’s enigmatic character in Spider-Man: Brand New Day has finally been unveiled. The movie, which premiered on Friday, July 31, delves into the aftermath of Dr. Stephen Strange’s spell that erased Peter Parker’s (Tom Holland) identity from the world’s memory. Now, four years on, he continues his clandestine vigil over New York City as the masked hero, Spider-Man, while balancing…
“Hey, D23,” Star Wars star Adam Driver said in a brief video shared with the audience, revealing his role as Nathaniel Milbury/Mister Sinister.
The new version of X-Man will premiere in theaters on May 5, 2028.
Based on the beloved Marvel Comics franchise, there have been multiple live-screen adaptations including 2000’s X-Men trilogy, 2011’s X-Men: First Class and even more spinoffs including Logan (2017) and Dark Phoenix (2019). Few details about the new iteration have been revealed.
“I grew up with the original movies, and it’s really cool because it also feels like we are doing a really different version,” Connor, 22, told Good Morning America during a cast interview later on Friday. “[It’s] a different take, which is really exciting.”
As for director Schreier, he further hinted to GMA how his version would differ from adaptations past.
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“They’ve made such great movies in this world, [and] let’s find the things that haven’t recently been [shown] from all these other corners of the universe,” Schreier, 44, teased on Friday. “There’s so many stories that are still untold, to honor and to reach into and to meet this cast and try to do something new. I think you always want to see something that reveres where it came from and then is still taking a new spin [on] where we want to go.”
Sink’s version of Jean Grey was introduced in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which premiered last month.
“Giving [Jean] a backstory is really important — especially given her actions in the film. She’s very flawed,” Sink, 24, told Variety of joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “You’re meeting her at a strange point, because I don’t think she is someone who wants to harm, but she herself has been harmed, so that’s all she knows. Giving her that backstory and a motive behind her actions is really powerful.”
After — spoiler alert — saving Spider-Man/Peter Parker (Tom Holland) from near-death, Jean left New York City on a bus where fans presumed she was en route to the X-Men school.
“I don’t really know yet, to be honest,” she quipped to the outlet of Jean’s whereabouts. “And when I say ‘I don’t know,’ I mean I really don’t know.”