Marvel Casts Cyclops for Upcoming X-Men Movie

Marvel’s new X-Men team is taking shape as Marvel has found a new Scott Summers. According to a report from Deadline, the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Cyclops will be played by Heartstopper actor Kit Connor. He joins Samara Weaving as Emma Frost in director Jake Schreier’s X-Men movie.

Connor is 22 years old and has built a diverse filmography. He is best known for playing Nick Nelson in Netflix’s Heartstopper series and film Heartstopper Forever. He also portrayed a young Elton John in Rocketman and appeared in A24’s Warfare. He stars in the upcoming Elden Ring movie adaptation alongside Cailee Spaeny, who has been rumored for the role of Rogue in the MCU X-Men project.

Marvel Studios has not officially announced any casting for its X-Men film. Disney is holding a D23 fan event next week, and Marvel may formally announce the new cast of mutants during the occasion.

Weaving’s Frost and Connor’s Cyclops will not be the first mutants in the MCU. At the end of Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan was revealed to be a mutant, and the comics soon followed by adopting the plot point. Furthermore, Sadie Sink’s mystery role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day was revealed to be Jean Grey, one of the original members of the X-Men.

As for Cyclops, audiences will see a comics-accurate costume in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, where the character is played by James Marsden. He will be joined by returning veterans from the Fox X-Men films, including Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen as Magneto, and Rebecca Romijn as Mystique. Speaking of Mystique, Obsession star Inde Navarrette has met with Schreier and would love to don the blue body paint of Mystique, though Variety reports she has not been cast in any MCU role yet.

Source: Polygon