A major casting update for Marvel's "X-Men" movie was revealed at Disney's D23 event in Anaheim. Christopher Abbott ("Poor Things", "Wolf Man") is on board to star as Charles Xavier aka Professor X, while Adam Driver will play the villainous Nathaniel Milbury aka Mister Sinister. Also joining the cast are "Obsession" breakout star Inde Navarette as Rogue, and stage actress Maya Boyd ("& Juliet") making her film debut as Ororo Munroe aka Storm.
The release date has also been revealed, and it's May 5, 2028. The film is directed by Jake Schreier ("Beef", "Thunderbolts", "Robot & Frank") from a script by Joanna Calo ("The Bear"), Lee Sung Jin ("Beef") and Michael Lesslie ("Macbeth", "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes").
Mister Sinister is a supervillain created by artist Marc Silvestri and writer Chris Claremont. The character first appeared as the employer of the Marauders in "The Uncanny X-Men" #212 (December 1986), and made his first full appearance in "The Uncanny X-Men" #221 (September 1987). He was voiced by Christopher Britton in "X-Men: The Animated Series", and by Clancy Brown in "Wolverine and the X-Men". The 2028 Marvel movie will be the character's live-action cinematic debut.
Mister Sinister is the persona of Dr. Nathaniel Essex, a London biologist in the 19th century. Inspired by the work of his contemporary Charles Darwin, he becomes obsessed with engineering humanity into a perfect race of superhumans. Following the death of his infant son and his wife Rebecca, Essex allies himself with Apocalypse, who uses Celestial technology to transform him into an ageless man with superpowers. Sinister develops a great interest towards the mutant heroes Cyclops and Jean Grey, believing their DNA can create the ultimate mutant. Later, the Krakoan Age storyline revealed that the original Mister Sinister was one of several clones of the original Nathaniel Essex; these other clones consist of Doctor Stasis, Orbis Stellaris, and Mother Righteous.
The cast also includes Samara Weaving as Emma Frost and Kit Connor as Cyclops. Sadie Sink was already revealed as Jean Gray in the MCU movie "Spider-Man: Brand New Day", which is now in theaters.
Marvel's upcoming new projects include a "Ghost Rider" movie starring Ryan Gosling, and "Black Panther 3", which will star David Jonsson in the titular role as T'Challa's grown son in Black Panther 3. Both films will be released December 2028.
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