New ‘X-Men’ Cast Members And Stars Who Played Their Roles Before Them

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 14: (L-R) Jake Schreier, Maya Boyd, Sadie Sink, Christopher Abbott, Samara Weaving, Kit Connor and Inde Navarrette astatine the Disney Entertainment Showcase astatine D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event connected August 14, 2026 successful Anaheim, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Disney)

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Adam Driver, Inde Navarette, Sadie Sink and Christopher Abbott are among caller stars successful the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s live-action reboot of “X-Men,” contributing to the bequest of the casts who starred arsenic the mutants earlier them.

Navarrette, Sink and Abbott — on pinch Samara Weaving, Kit Connor and Maya Boyd were the caller formed members introduced by Marvel President Kevin Feige astatine the D23 normal Friday nighttime successful Anaheim, Calif., while Driver was introduced via video.

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Directed by Thunderbolts* filmmaker Jake Schreier, the caller X-Men movie is pegged for a May 5, 2028, release. Some of the reveals weren’t surprises, including Sink’s Jean Grey, who was already introduced in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, while caller reports already indicated Weaving would beryllium playing Emma Frost and Connor would beryllium donning the visor arsenic Scott Summers/Cyclops.

Given that reports surfaced that Navarrette — 1 of the stars of the summertime scary blockbuster Obsession — had met pinch Marvel and expressed a desire to play Mystique, the only existent surprises astir her casting came pinch the announcement that she would beryllium playing Rogue.

As such, the night’s biggest reveals came pinch the announcements that Boyd will beryllium playing Storm, while Driver — who antecedently embodied Kylo Ren/Ben Solo for Disney’s Star Wars franchise— would return connected the villainous domiciled of Mr. Sinister. Feige said successful a caller question and reply pinch the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he’s been asking Driver to subordinate the MCU, but he has ever turned them down.

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Here’s a rundown of the actors starring successful the MCU’s X-Men reboot and the stars who person played the roles earlier them.

Inde Navarrette: Rogue

Before Inde Navarrette accepted the domiciled of Rogue successful the caller X-Men film, the power-absorbing mutant was played by Anna Paquin successful X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).

Paquin’s scenes were trim from X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) but were restored successful 1 of the location intermezo versions of the film, X-Men: Days of Future Past – The Rogue Cut.

Sadie Sink: Jean Grey

Prior to Sadie Sink playing the domiciled of Jean Grey successful Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Famke Janssen played the empath/telepath successful X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), The Wolverine (2013) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).

X-Men: The Last Stand also included a segment featuring a young Jean, played by Haley Ramm, while Sophie Turner played the young Jean successful X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).

Kit Connor: Scott Summers/Cyclops

Heartstopper prima Kit Connor’s type of Cyclops was preceded by James Marsden’s move arsenic the laser-eyed mutant successful X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). Marsden is reprising the domiciled successful the upcoming MCU movie Avengers: Doomsday.

Meanwhile, Tim Pocock appeared arsenic Cyclops successful X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), while Tye Sheridan played him successful X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) and appeared successful an uncredited move arsenic the characteristic successful Deadpool 2 (2018).

Maya Boyd: Ororo Munroe/Storm

Prior to Maya Boyd, Halle Berry starred arsenic Ororo Munroe/Storm successful X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).

In addition, Alexandra Shipp played the mutant pinch the powerfulness to create terrible upwind disturbances successful X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).

Samara Weaving: Emma Frost

Before Samara Weaving was hired to play Emma Frost successful the caller X-Men movie, the telepath who tin move her exterior into a gem was played by Tahyna Tozzi successful X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and January Jones successful X-Men: First Class (2011).

Christopher Abbott: Charles Xavier/Professor X

Before Christopher Abbott was hired to play Charles Xavier/Professor X, the eventual telepath was played by Patrick Stewart successful X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), The Wolverine (2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Logan (2017) and Doctor Strange successful the Multiverse of Madness (2022). Stewart will besides reprise Professor X successful Avengers: Doomsday.

James McAvoy played the young type of Professor X successful X-Men: First Class (2011), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019), and appeared successful an uncredited cameo arsenic the characteristic successful Deadpool 2. Laurence Belcher played Charles arsenic a 12-year-old in X-Men: First Class.

Adam Driver: Nathaniel Essex/Mr. Sinister

Adam Driver’s move arsenic Nathaniel Essex/Mr. Sinister will people the first clip the characteristic has appeared successful a live-action X-Men film. The brilliant villain is telepathic and has respective powers, including superhuman strength, telekinesis, power projection, shapeshifting and teleportation.

The MCU’s caller X-Men movie, which has not been officially titled, will beryllium released successful theaters connected May 5, 2028.