MCU X-Men Reboot Casting and Mutant Publishing Expansion

Marvel's X-Men reboot has cast Adam Driver as Mister Sinister, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, and Maya Boyd as Storm, alongside Kit Connor, Samara Weaving, and Sadie Sink. Jake Schreier is directing with Claremont and Hickman cited as influences; Wolverine is reportedly being held back, while X-Men and Nova TV projects remain in development. Publishing is also escalating, with Black Cat/Felicia Hardy reportedly becoming a mutant and joining the X-Men in Black Cat #17, while Inglorious X-Force and Fugitive X-Force continue mutant-conflict storylines.