{"id":555724,"date":"2026-08-02T05:42:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T05:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/555724\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T05:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T05:42:36","slug":"samara-weaving-joins-marvels-x-men-reboot-as-emma-frost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/555724\/","title":{"rendered":"Samara Weaving joins Marvel’s X-Men reboot as Emma Frost"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While the MCU marches full steam ahead towards the climax of the Multiverse Saga with Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, the \u2018Mutant Saga\u2019 is beginning to take shape, with Deadline reporting that Ready or Not star Samara Weaving is joining the cast of Marvel Studios\u2019 X-Men reboot in the role of Emma Frost.<\/p>\n

According to the trade, Weaving was one of several candidates testing for the role this past month and is now set to portray the character, who originally debuted as a supervillain and the \u2018White Queen\u2019 of the Hellfire Club in 1980\u2019s seminal Dark Phoenix Saga before eventually joining and even leading the X-Men in the comic books. She was previously portrayed by January Jones in her villain form in Fox\u2019s X-Men: First Class.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Weaving becomes the first official addition to the cast of Marvel\u2019s X-Men reboot, which is being directed by Thunderbolts* helmer Jake Schreier from a script by Lee Sung Jin (Beef) and Joanna Calo (The Bear), although barring a John Krasinski\/Mister Fantastic scenario, it seems safe to assume that \u2013 SPOILERS \u2013 she\u2019ll be joining at Xavier\u2019s School for Gifted Youngsters by Spider-Man: Brand New Day star Sadie Sink, who made her MCU debut this week in the Spidey sequel in the role of Jean Grey.<\/p>\n

Weaving\u2019s casting comes hot on the heels of two other new additions to the MCU, with Marvel announcing Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider<\/a> and David Johnsson as Black Panther<\/a> at last weekend\u2019s San Diego Comic-Con International. As for Emma Frost\u2019s fellow mutants in the X-Men reboot, a host of names are doing the rounds courtesy of the rumour mill, but given that Weaving\u2019s casting went under the radar we should probably wait for official sources or trade reports \u2013 or Disney\u2019s D23 Expo later this month \u2013 for any confirmations.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, let us know what you make of Samara Weaving\u2019s casting as Emma Frost, and who\u2019d be your picks for the rest of the ensemble, over on our social channels @FlickeringMyth<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

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