byBen Travis|Published on31st July 2026 at 5.21pm
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It looks like the MCU is finally getting ready to mutate. As the double-whammy of Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars looms – following off the back of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, out now in cinemas – the mega comic book saga is gearing up to introduce mutants, and therefore the X-Men, into its continuity. We already have a few (see Ms. Marvel, which confirmed that Kamala Khan is in fact a mutant in this telling), and now it seems one more has been added to the list
As Samara Weaving has been cast as Emma Frost for the upcoming X-Men movie, set to be directed by Thunderbolts’ Jake Schreier. While Marvel has no comment on the casting, the report states that Schreier and Feige met with several candidates for the role before Weaving iced it. Frost has telepathic abilities and can shift into a diamond form – with the character previously portrayed in X-Men: First Class by January Jones
Weaving, meanwhile, has been known particularly to horror fans for her turns in Ready Or Not (and this year’s sequel Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come), The Babysitter movies, and an appearance in Scream VI. It seems she’s ready to swap scream queen duties for screaming hordes of comic-book fans
The MCU’s exact plans for an X-Men movie are yet to be confirmed – the recent Hall H Comic-Con panel revolved around Doomsday, an incoming Ghost Rider movie with Ryan Gosling, and the casting of David Jonsson for Black Panther 3. Marvel may be keeping their powder dry until after Doomsday hits cinemas this December before making any big X-confirmations – but with Weaving’s casting already here, stay tuned for any additional X-Men announced in the near future
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