X-MEN Casting Leak Claims Marvel is Looking to Cast "Native American or Latino Male & Asian Female" in Supporting Roles
A new rumor is circling around the casting of Marvel’s upcoming X-Men reboot. It’s already been announced that Sadie Sink is set to reprise her Spider-Man: Brand New Day role as Jean Grey, with Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Christopher Abbott as Professor Charles Xavier, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Maya Boyd as Storm, and Adam Driver as Nathan Milbury/Mr. Sinister. It was also recently revealed that Asa Germann will play Angel.
Actors playing the characters Beast and Ice-Man have not yet been announced, but it seems the reboot may also introduce some supporting characters to set up future projects in the Mutant Saga.
As for casting those supporting roles, scooper Daniel Richtman revealed (via CBM) that the studio is "still looking to cast a few more roles, including a female role that will have a small part in the first film and a larger role in the sequel, a male POC role who would be either Native American or Latino (they haven’t decided yet) in a supporting role, and an Asian female supporting role."
There are several characters that could fit these descriptions, but if Marvel does go with a Native American hero, it will most likely be Forge, Thunderbird, or Warpath. Sunspot is the most prominent Latino male mutant in the comics, but there's also Empath and El Águila. As for the Asian female, it could be either Psylocke or Jubilee.
These assumptions would line up if these cast members are on the side of the good guys. If they are villains, that opens up the possibilities even more.
What are your ideas about who these characters could be?
X-Men will be directed by Jake Schreier (Thunderbolts*), and it will be released exclusively in theaters on May 5, 2028.