{"id":292899,"date":"2025-12-01T11:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/292899\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T11:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T11:13:09","slug":"stranger-things-biggest-name-eyed-for-x-men-reboot-report-comic-book-movies-and-superhero-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/292899\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Things\u2019 Biggest Name Eyed for X-Men Reboot \u2013 Report &#8211; Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest stars from a hit Netflix sci-fi series may soon join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/marvel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Marvel<\/a> Cinematic Universe. A new report claims Marvel Studios is eyeing the actor for a lead role in its upcoming X-Men reboot, which will introduce a fresh take on the mutant team.<\/p>\n<p>Millie Bobby Brown rumored for Marvel\u2019s X-Men reboot<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment scooper MyTimeToShineHello reported that Marvel Studios is considering Millie Bobby Brown for a role in the upcoming X-Men reboot. In a post on X, the scooper wrote, \u201cSCOOP: Millie Bobby Brown is being eyed to play an X-Men in the MCU reboot. Who do you want her to play?\u201d The post did not identify a specific character.<\/p>\n<p>Marvel Studios plans to fully integrate the X-Men into the Marvel Cinematic Universe after regaining the rights from 20th Century Fox. The studio will feature an entirely new cast and tap Jake Schreier, the director of Thunderbolts*, to lead the reboot. Marvel has not released any official production timeline or confirmed a release date for the X-Men reboot. <\/p>\n<p>However, current projections suggest the movie will debut sometime after Avengers: Secret Wars. Marvel Studios plans to release that film in theaters on December 17, 2027, after concluding the Multiverse Saga.<\/p>\n<p>Millie Bobby Brown, 21, who plays Eleven in Netflix\u2019s Stranger Things, has not yet appeared in a Marvel production. Online speculation suggests she could play characters such as Jean Grey, Rogue, Kitty Pryde, or Mystique. These suggestions stem from her experience portraying a telepathic character and Marvel\u2019s reported focus on younger iterations of the X-Men.<\/p>\n<p>Sadie Sink, who co-stars with Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things, has also drawn connections to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Reports expect her to debut in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with rumors suggesting she could portray Jean Grey in the upcoming X-Men reboot. Marvel Studios has not confirmed any casting decisions for the film..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the biggest stars from a hit Netflix sci-fi series may soon join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292900,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,5396,6461,5228,41990,2839,392,51145,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-292899","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-marvel","10":"tag-marvel-cinematic-universe","11":"tag-marvel-studios","12":"tag-millie-bobby-brown","13":"tag-movies","14":"tag-netflix","15":"tag-stranger-things","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}