The MCU X-Men film has a confirmed U.S. release date of May 5, 2028, a full principal cast and Jake Schreier as director, with cast additions reported through trades. X-Men '97 Season 2 streams on Disney+ from July 1.
The X-Men name currently runs on two tracks: a live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe film and the animated revival X-Men '97. The film track assembled slowly, one trade report at a time. Samara Weaving was the first name tied to the project as Emma Frost, in a story that noted no release date existed yet. Kit Connor followed as Cyclops, again without official studio comment. At D23, Marvel Studios announced a May 5, 2028 U.S. release date and a principal cast: Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Connor as Cyclops, Weaving as Emma Frost, Indi Navarrette as Rogue, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, Maya Boyd as Storm and Adam Driver, reported as the expected villain Mr. Sinister. Jake Schreier directs throughout. In September, Asa Germann was cast as Angel, the same report noting he had been rumored for Cyclops before Connor took the role.
On the animated side, Disney+ announced X-Men '97 Season 2 for July 1, with a trailer and key visual. The season pits the team against Apocalypse and travels across past, present and future timelines. Season 1 drew a 99% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, and the trailer shows a brief glimpse of Deadpool. The original 1990s series ran five seasons from 1992.
Elsewhere, the franchise reaches merchandising and a WEBTOON slate including an X-Men Korea series for vertical-scroll reading. Tyler Mane, who played Sabretooth in the 2000 film, announced a male breast cancer diagnosis.
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Patrick Stewart died at his home in Los Angeles on October 28 at 86, after a battle with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia, his official X/Twitter account announced Thursday. Stewart played Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in Fox's X-Men films. He also voiced Lord Yupa in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Lloyd Steam in Steamboy.
Cinema Today reports 29 Japanese voice cast members for Avengers: Doomsday, opening in Japan and the US on December 18. Kenta Miyake voices Thor, Yuichi Nakamura voices Steve Rogers, Junpei Mizobata voices Sam Wilson's Captain America and Kanako Momota voices Shuri. Takehito Koyasu and Maaya Sakamoto join from Fantastic Four: First Steps, and Mugihito, Atsushi Goto and Naoko Koda return from the X-MEN series.
Marvel Studios has cast Asa Germann as Angel in its upcoming X-Men film. The 28-year-old American actor appeared in Scream 7 and the series Gen V. He was previously rumored for Cyclops, a role that went to Kit Connor. The cast also includes Sadie Sink, Samara Weaving, Inde Navarrette, Christopher Abbott, Maya Boyd and Adam Driver, with Jake Schreier directing. The film opens in the U.S. on May 5, 2028.
At Disney's D23 event, Marvel Studios announced the MCU's new X-Men film will release on May 5, 2028. The cast includes Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Indi Navarrette as Rogue, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, and Maya Boyd as Storm. Adam Driver will appear as Nathaniel Milbury, expected to play the villain Mr. Sinister. Jake Schreier directs.
Kit Connor has been cast as Cyclops in the new X-Men film for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, according to Deadline. The movie, directed by Jake Schreier, follows recent reports of Samara Weaving joining as Emma Frost. Marvel has not officially commented on the casting.
Deadline reports Samara Weaving will play Emma Frost in the new Marvel Cinematic Universe X-Men movie. The telepathic mutant, who can turn her body to diamond, first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #129 in 1980. Jake Schreier directs the film, which has no release date yet.
The weekly Readers Corner column from Beneath the Tangles highlights six manga volumes, including full reviews of Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku! Vol. 2 and Reincarnated in a Mafia Dating Sim Vol. 4.
Medicom Toy has added Cyclops and Wolverine to its Super Manga Powers soft vinyl figure series. The 27 cm and 26.5 cm figures are based on the original X-Men comics. Reservations are open until June 30, 2026, with shipments scheduled for October 2026. Each figure costs 19,800 yen.
Tyler Mane, the actor who played Sabretooth in the 2000 film 'X-Men' and Michael Myers in the 2007 'Halloween' remake, announced on Instagram that he has been diagnosed with male breast cancer. He said he initially considered keeping the diagnosis private but decided to speak out to raise awareness about the rare disease, which is often detected late in men.