{"id":2095610,"date":"2026-08-15T21:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2095610"},"modified":"2026-08-15T21:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T18:33:00","slug":"marvel-reveal-new-x-men-cast-including-adam-driver-as-mister-sinister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2095610","title":{"rendered":"Marvel reveal new \u2018X-Men\u2019 cast, including Adam Driver as Mister Sinister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/xmen_marvel_cast.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Marvel reveal new \u2018X-Men\u2019 cast, including Adam Driver as Mister Sinister<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The first standalone &#8216;X-Men&#8217; film in the MCU will arrive in May 2028<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-15T22:33:00+01:00\">15th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/xmen_marvel_cast-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"D23 2026 - Disney Entertainment Showcase\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Maya Boyd, Inde Navarrette, Samara Weaving, Christopher Abbott, Kit Connor, Jake Schreier, Sadie Sink and Kevin Feige at the Disney Entertainment Showcase at D23 on August 14, 2026 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant\/Getty Images for Disney)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Marvel Studios\u00a0have revealed the main cast of their\u00a0forthcoming\u00a0<i>X-Men<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>film, including Adam Driver\u00a0as the villain Mister Sinister.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1318\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Every Marvel film coming after \u2018Avengers: Doomsday\u2019<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige made the announcement during Disney\u2019s D23 convention in Anaheim, California yesterday (August 14), where the first <i>X-Men\u00a0<\/i>film to\u00a0be produced as part of\u00a0the\u00a0Marvel Cinematic Universe\u00a0(MCU) began to take shape.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Sadie Sink (<i>Stranger Things<\/i>) will\u00a0return as Jean Grey, while Kit Connor (<i>Heartstopper<\/i>) has been cast as Scott Summers, aka Cyclops. Samara Weaving (<i>Ready\u00a0Or\u00a0Not<\/i>) will take on the role of Emma Frost, with Christopher Abbott (<i>Poor Things<\/i>) playing Charles Xavier, aka\u00a0Profressor\u00a0X, Maya Boyd (<i>&amp; Juliet<\/i>) appearing as Storm and Inde Navarrette (<i>Obsession<\/i>) playing Rogue.<\/p>\n<p>The cast joined Feige and director Jake Schreier on stage, while Driver appeared via video. Feige told the audience that most of the actors had only\u00a0met one\u00a0another backstage shortly before the announcement.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch the newly announced X-Men cast meet for the very first time backstage at #D23 \u274c\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sTyaJIRNHVQ?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cKevin and I had been talking for years about my joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and I think we finally found the perfect film,\u201d Driver said.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to joke that he was \u201cvery excited\u201d to be playing Magneto, before correcting himself and announcing, \u201ceven better, Nathaniel Milbury\u201d, in reference to one of the aliases used by Mister Sinister in Marvel Comics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sink\u00a0has\u00a0already\u00a0made her debut as the all-powerful Jean Grey in\u00a0<i>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/i>, ending months of speculation about her role in the film.\u00a0In a four-star\u00a0review of that movie,\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>wrote: \u201cAs for the new additions \u2013 Sadie Sink\u2019s character is intended to be a mystery, so we won\u2019t spoil the big reveal, but she makes for a captivatingly creepy antagonist in the first act before we hear things from her perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new\u00a0<i>X-Men\u00a0<\/i>film\u00a0will be directed by Schreier, who previously helmed\u00a0<i>Thunderbolts*<\/i>. Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo, who also worked on\u00a0<i>Thunderbolts*<\/i>,\u00a0as well as\u00a0Netflix\u2018s\u00a0<i>Beef<\/i>, are writing the screenplay.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Avengers: Doomsday | Official Trailer | In Theaters December 18\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/irVNGjRFZGk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>It will be the first standalone\u00a0<i>X-Men\u00a0<\/i>film produced by Marvel Studios, after Disney\u2019s acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019 brought the characters under the same umbrella as the MCU.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The film will arrive in cinemas on May 5, 2028, following\u00a0<i>Avengers: Secret Wars<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>in December 2027, which Feige has said will serve as a \u201creboot\u201d for the MCU.<\/p>\n<p>Before then,\u00a0a number of\u00a0actors from Fox\u2019s version of\u00a0<i>X-Men<\/i> will reprise their\u00a0roles in <i>Avengers: Doomsday<\/i>, including\u00a0Patrick Stewart\u00a0as Professor X,\u00a0Ian McKellen as Magneto, James Marsden\u00a0as Cyclops,\u00a0Kelsey Grammer\u00a0as Beast and\u00a0Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler.<\/p>\n<p>The first full trailer for\u00a0<i>Doomsday\u00a0<\/i>arrived last month\u00a0\u2013 watch it above \u2013 and\u00a0it will be released on December 18.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Adam Driver<\/li>\n<li>Avengers: Doomsday<\/li>\n<li>Disney+<\/li>\n<li>Marvel<\/li>\n<li>Marvel Cinematic Universe<\/li>\n<li>Thunderbolts<\/li>\n<li>X-Men<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Este Haim on scoring Bella Ramsey film \u2018Sunny Dancer\u2019 and Haim\u2019s New York-inspired fifth album<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Dominic Sessa on why Anthony Bourdain\u2019s life \u201cwas not a tragedy\u201d but \u201ca symbol of hope\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">How \u2018Diablo\u2019 continues to provide the definitive dark-fantasy game soundtrack<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Nate Sib is finding peace and purpose in his pop mission<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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including Adam Driver\u00a0as the villain Mister Sinister.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1318\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Every Marvel film coming after \u2018Avengers: Doomsday\u2019<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige made the announcement during Disney\u2019s D23 convention in Anaheim, California yesterday (August 14), where the first <i>X-Men\u00a0<\/i>film to\u00a0be produced as part of\u00a0the\u00a0Marvel Cinematic Universe\u00a0(MCU) began to take shape.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Sadie Sink (<i>Stranger Things<\/i>) will\u00a0return as Jean Grey, while Kit Connor (<i>Heartstopper<\/i>) has been cast as Scott Summers, aka Cyclops. Samara Weaving (<i>Ready\u00a0Or\u00a0Not<\/i>) will take on the role of Emma Frost, with Christopher Abbott (<i>Poor Things<\/i>) playing Charles Xavier, aka\u00a0Profressor\u00a0X, Maya Boyd (<i>&amp; Juliet<\/i>) appearing as Storm and Inde Navarrette (<i>Obsession<\/i>) playing Rogue.<\/p>\n<p>The cast joined Feige and director Jake Schreier on stage, while Driver appeared via video. Feige told the audience that most of the actors had only\u00a0met one\u00a0another backstage shortly before the announcement.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Watch the newly announced X-Men cast meet for the very first time backstage at #D23 \u274c\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sTyaJIRNHVQ?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cKevin and I had been talking for years about my joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and I think we finally found the perfect film,\u201d Driver said.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to joke that he was \u201cvery excited\u201d to be playing Magneto, before correcting himself and announcing, \u201ceven better, Nathaniel Milbury\u201d, in reference to one of the aliases used by Mister Sinister in Marvel Comics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sink\u00a0has\u00a0already\u00a0made her debut as the all-powerful Jean Grey in\u00a0<i>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/i>, ending months of speculation about her role in the film.\u00a0In a four-star\u00a0review of that movie,\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>wrote: \u201cAs for the new additions \u2013 Sadie Sink\u2019s character is intended to be a mystery, so we won\u2019t spoil the big reveal, but she makes for a captivatingly creepy antagonist in the first act before we hear things from her perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new\u00a0<i>X-Men\u00a0<\/i>film\u00a0will be directed by Schreier, who previously helmed\u00a0<i>Thunderbolts*<\/i>. Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo, who also worked on\u00a0<i>Thunderbolts*<\/i>,\u00a0as well as\u00a0Netflix\u2018s\u00a0<i>Beef<\/i>, are writing the screenplay.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Avengers: Doomsday | Official Trailer | In Theaters December 18\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/irVNGjRFZGk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>It will be the first standalone\u00a0<i>X-Men\u00a0<\/i>film produced by Marvel Studios, after Disney\u2019s acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019 brought the characters under the same umbrella as the MCU.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The film will arrive in cinemas on May 5, 2028, following\u00a0<i>Avengers: Secret Wars<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>in December 2027, which Feige has said will serve as a \u201creboot\u201d for the MCU.<\/p>\n<p>Before then,\u00a0a number of\u00a0actors from Fox\u2019s version of\u00a0<i>X-Men<\/i> will reprise their\u00a0roles in <i>Avengers: Doomsday<\/i>, including\u00a0Patrick Stewart\u00a0as Professor X,\u00a0Ian McKellen as Magneto, James Marsden\u00a0as Cyclops,\u00a0Kelsey Grammer\u00a0as Beast and\u00a0Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler.<\/p>\n<p>The first full trailer for\u00a0<i>Doomsday\u00a0<\/i>arrived last month\u00a0\u2013 watch it above \u2013 and\u00a0it will be released on December 18.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/marvel-reveal-new-x-men-cast-including-adam-driver-as-mister-sinister-3962933&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/xmen_marvel_cast.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News Marvel reveal new \u2018X-Men\u2019 cast, including Adam Driver as Mister Sinister The first standalone &#8216;X-Men&#8217; film in the MCU will arrive in May 2028 By Max Pilley 15th August 2026 Maya Boyd, Inde Navarrette, Samara Weaving, Christopher Abbott, Kit Connor, Jake Schreier, Sadie Sink and Kevin Feige at the Disney [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2095610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2095610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095610\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2095610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2095610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2095610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}