Marvel's X-Men Movie Release Date and Cast Revealed

Marvel is on a roll right now, but the thing that has many fans excited is the upcoming X-Men movie. Kevin Feige has confirmed that a Marvel's X-Men movie is in the works, and with Spider-Man: Brand New Day officially introducing Sadie Sink's Jean Grey, it seems like the future is very bright regarding a smooth Marvel timeline integration.

The X-Men movie release date was confirmed at D23 to be May 5, 2028. Previously, Kevin Feige revealed that the new X-Men movie will be released after Avengers: Secret Wars, which is due to hit cinemas on December 17, 2027. So expect Marvel's X-Men movie to unfold in a somewhat re-jigged version of the MCU, post-Battleworld shenanigans.

As for the plot details, there are no firm details for the new X-Men movie; however, we do have some insights thanks to director and writers Lee Sung Jin and Jake Schreier's interviews. Lee Sung Jin explained that Kevin Feige just wants to take a big swing and start anew, not be beholden to any of the movies that have come before. This likely means that after the events of Secret Wars, there will be some kind of timeline antics that can allow for a complete reboot.

The old X-Men have appeared in the MCU via Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Deadpool and Wolverine, and we did see the old X-Men cast in the recent Avengers: Doomsday trailer. So, to start anew, Secret Wars will need to fully say goodbye to the Fox timeline in some kind of way. Hopefully, we'll get some kind of idea how that will happen once Doomsday releases.

The full, confirmed X-Men cast is as follows: Kit Connor as Cyclops, Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, Inde Navarette as Rogue, Maya Boyd as Storm, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, and Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister. Any other cast members are pure speculation right now.

There is no trailer for the new Marvel X-Men movie just yet. And unfortunately, we likely won't be getting one until 2028, after Secret Wars. It really does seem like the direction of the upcoming movie relies on how Secret Wars shapes the Marvel timeline.