We got Cyclops!

https://deadline.com/2026/08/kit-connor-cyclops-x-men-movie-marvel-studios-1237018735/

Saxsoon said:

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We got Cyclops!

https://deadline.com/2026/08/kit-connor-cyclops-x-men-movie-marvel-studios-1237018735/

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I've only seen him in Warfare and don't remember his performance in it. So, no opinions on how he matches the caracter other than I hope he shapes up at least a little from the pics I'm seeing online so that he loses the round face and looks a little more like the comic Cyclops.

He has the right body type and face that will do well with the marvel workout. Cooper Hoffman was heavily rumored and he really did t have the look

Saxsoon said:

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He has the right body type and face that will do well with the marvel workout. Cooper Hoffman was heavily rumored and he really did t have the look

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Kit Connor has been cast as Cyclops in Marvel Studios ‘X-MEN’ film.

(via: @DEADLINE) pic.twitter.com/EJYFn4NfOh

— MCU Film News (@MCUFilmNews) August 6, 2026

TCTTS said:

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Saxsoon said:

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He has the right body type and face that will do well with the marvel workout. Cooper Hoffman was heavily rumored and he really did t have the look

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Kit Connor has been cast as Cyclops in Marvel Studios ‘X-MEN’ film.

(via: @DEADLINE) pic.twitter.com/EJYFn4NfOh

— MCU Film News (@MCUFilmNews) August 6, 2026

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Man, that pic looks like its been heeaavily touched up. Just the lighting between his face and body. Go google shirtless pics of him and there are actual shirtless pics of him that don't come close to that level of definition. But, maybe its legit. What the real pics do tell me that he can "easily" achieve a much more ripped look with heavier weight training and a diet cutting down on the fats.

Now, excuse me while I go clear my browser history and cache.

maroon barchetta said:

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I'm not googling shirtless pics of any dude.

But you go ahead.

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Yeah, no need for you to do so now I suppose, I've already taken the hit to my browser for us all. But I can now say that yes, he'll fit right in as Cyclops, IMO. Now time to google a bunch of Sydney Sweeney photos as a palate cleanser.

maroon barchetta said:

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I'm not googling shirtless pics of any dude.

But you go ahead.

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Looks like $29M THU for #SpiderManBrandNewDay. Closes its first week at $511M. The biggest ever and fastest to $500M in just 7 days of release.

Expecting the 2nd weekend to be around $150M. That will put it on track to $1B+ final. pic.twitter.com/pbNQoUI1ar

— ਜਤਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ (@Itsjat32) August 7, 2026

Yes, domestic.

Man, I was kind of rooting for Pelphrey to land the Professor X role. He could have brought something really different and empathetic to the role. And while I like Abbot, I just don't see him as Xavier at all, not even remotely. Which, it sounds like, hopefully leaves Bill Skarsgard, who I think would be a fine choice...

It's been awhile, but the Heat Vision Newsletter as @Borys_Kit wades into X-Men ... https://t.co/0bVQQlcnUd

— Aaron Couch (@AaronCouch) August 7, 2026

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And as much as many say that superheroes are over, comic book movies are over, Marvel is so over, the box office says otherwise. And you know what else says otherwise? The unending speculation and rumor-mongering of who is, or isn't, in the new X-Men feature.

So far, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost and Kit Connor as Cyclops/Scott Summers have a legitimate foothold on the call sheet. But Marvel has been reading and testing actors for months (and as rumors have it, Marvel could have a banger of a reveal at next week's D23).

But what is real and what isn't? Well, there was an Asa Butterfield rumor this week. That one we can tell you was way off base. But what is true is that another Asa… Asa Germann of Scream 7 and Gen V…did test for Cyclops. He clearly didn't get it, but is it possible he was awarded another role? Marvel isn't responding.

(And while we're on the subject of Cyclops, we can tell you there was strong interest in Cooper Hoffman, according to sources, but scheduling nixed that idea pretty early on.)

Then there are the Professor X rumors. Bill Skarsgard seemed to have emerged from certain quarters who certainly seem so certain about their claims. We can tell you with certainty that Christopher Abbott (Tony Award nominee for Broadway's Death of a Salesman) and Tom Pelphrey (HBO's Task, Amazon Prime Video's Outer Range) both tested for the role…and Pelphrey did not get it. But did Abbott? Or is it possible a dark horse contender nabbed? Marvel isn't responding

And we haven't even touched the Adam Driver of it all. Magneto? Pshaw. Or more like, Sebastian (p)Shaw?

Anyway, if we had a hands up in frustration emoji available, we'd use it now. All eyes are on next week's D23.

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TCTTS said:

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Man, I was kind of rooting for Pelphrey to land the Professor X role. He could have brought something really different and empathetic to the role. And while I like Abbot, I just don't see him as Xavier at all, not even remotely. Which, it sounds like, hopefully leaves Bill Skarsgard, who I think would be a fine choice...

It's been awhile, but the Heat Vision Newsletter as @Borys_Kit wades into X-Men ... https://t.co/0bVQQlcnUd

— Aaron Couch (@AaronCouch) August 7, 2026

Quote:

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And as much as many say that superheroes are over, comic book movies are over, Marvel is so over, the box office says otherwise. And you know what else says otherwise? The unending speculation and rumor-mongering of who is, or isn't, in the new X-Men feature.

So far, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost and Kit Connor as Cyclops/Scott Summers have a legitimate foothold on the call sheet. But Marvel has been reading and testing actors for months (and as rumors have it, Marvel could have a banger of a reveal at next week's D23).

But what is real and what isn't? Well, there was an Asa Butterfield rumor this week. That one we can tell you was way off base. But what is true is that another Asa… Asa Germann of Scream 7 and Gen V…did test for Cyclops. He clearly didn't get it, but is it possible he was awarded another role? Marvel isn't responding.

(And while we're on the subject of Cyclops, we can tell you there was strong interest in Cooper Hoffman, according to sources, but scheduling nixed that idea pretty early on.)

Then there are the Professor X rumors. Bill Skarsgard seemed to have emerged from certain quarters who certainly seem so certain about their claims. We can tell you with certainty that Christopher Abbott (Tony Award nominee for Broadway's Death of a Salesman) and Tom Pelphrey (HBO's Task, Amazon Prime Video's Outer Range) both tested for the role…and Pelphrey did not get it. But did Abbott? Or is it possible a dark horse contender nabbed? Marvel isn't responding

And we haven't even touched the Adam Driver of it all. Magneto? Pshaw. Or more like, Sebastian (p)Shaw?

Anyway, if we had a hands up in frustration emoji available, we'd use it now. All eyes are on next week's D23.

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John Campea said he had heard five other names
That they have talked to. He admits grain salt

Dan Stevens , Matt Smith, cillian murphy, Matthew Goode, James Norton

Of those, I could do without Smith or Murphy. I like them both, just not for Xavier. The other three, though? I'd take any one of them.

Dan Stevens would be a very poetic choice. Skarsgard would be interesting and I think could work, just not who I pictured.

Sounds like they're going young-ish in any case.

TCTTS said:

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Of those, I could do without Smith or Murphy. I like them both, just not for Xavier. The other three, though? I'd take any one of them.

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Took one look at Stevens and it seems perfect

I'll watch Matt Smith in anything, the dude just kills any role he's given. And I think he'd make a great Prof X.

He's got a pretty punchable face though.

Charles Melton has reportedly passed on the role of Beast in the ‘X-MEN’ reboot film.

The full cast was initially expected to be announced at D23, but that may no longer happen.

(via @DanielRPK) pic.twitter.com/ElpoDOctvF

— Cosmic Marvel (@cosmic_marvel) August 10, 2026

TCTTS said:

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Charles Melton has reportedly passed on the role of Beast in the ‘X-MEN’ reboot film.

The full cast was initially expected to be announced at D23, but that may no longer happen.

(via @DanielRPK) pic.twitter.com/ElpoDOctvF

— Cosmic Marvel (@cosmic_marvel) August 10, 2026

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i didn't care for him as beast