Marvel fans are boiling over with excitement for the franchise’s return to the big screen for Avengers: Doomsday, but there are plenty of other Marvel films lined up on the release schedule in the works. The next film after Doomsday is Avengers: Secret Wars, which will set the stage for a reset into a new saga, with new characters and new direction similar to what the franchise experienced at the start of the Multiverse Saga.
Marvel currently has three movies scheduled to be released in 2028, starting with the currently untitled X-Men movie hitting the screen on May 5, followed by Ryan Gosling and Shawn Levy’s Ghost Rider movie, which lands on July 28. Lastly, Black Panther 3, starring Denzel Washington and David Jonsson, will be released later in the year on December 15.
The most exciting of these new releases for most fans is Marvel’s new X-Men movie, which will be the first fresh reboot with new actors playing the characters in years. Earlier this year at D23, Marvel officially announced part of its X-Men cast, including Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister, Christopher Abbott as Charles Xavier, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Inde Navarette as Rogue, Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Maya Boyd as Storm, and Kit Connor as Scott Summers. It was announced this week that Ben Wang will also play Iceman, and Asa Germann has been cast as Angel.
There will almost certainly be more names announced for Marvel’s X-Men movie before the film hits theaters in 2028, but at the time of writing, those are the only names attached to roles in the film. Jake Schreier, who recently helmed Thunderbolts* for Marvel, is set to direct the film with a script from Joanna Calo and Lee Sung Jin. While we’re also poised to hear about new cast members over the next few years, we’ll also be hearing about actors who auditioned for roles but didn’t get them. Collider can exclusively reveal one of the first additions to this group, as we’ve learned that KJ Apa, who will be seen this weekend in Jimmy, auditioned for a role in Marvel’s X-Men reboot but did not get it.
During an exclusive interview with Collider’s Maggie Lovitt for Jimmy, Apa commented on Lovitt’s X-Men decor, complimenting her collection and saying, “I didn’t get that one, but that’s fine.” When Lovitt followed up, saying that there could be a role for him down the line, Apa confirmed that he “already tested for it. I didn’t get it.”
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Collider · Marvel Which MCU Hero Are You? Ten questions · six heroes · one destiny
Six heroes. One destiny. Ten questions to work out which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, your values and your fighting spirit. Will you swing, fly or thunder your way to glory?
Identity confirmedYour MCU hero is
Spider-Man Queens, New York Responsibility is not something you chose. It found you, and you never put it down.
You carry the weight of the world on shoulders younger than they should have to be: funny, loyal and endlessly self-sacrificing. You do the right thing not because it is easy but because nobody else will. Whether it is a mugging two streets over or a crisis across the multiverse, you show up. Great power demanding great responsibility is not a slogan to you. It is the code you live by, even when it costs you everything. Why this is you
You show up for the small stuff nobody is watching.
You joke through fear rather than letting it stop you.
You take the loss personally, every time.
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Tom Holland was introduced mid-fight in Civil War in 2016, with no origin story needed.
No Way Home passed 1.9 billion dollars and became the biggest release of the pandemic era.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrived in 2026, his fourth solo outing in the MCU.
Shows up Carries the guilt Jokes through it
Daredevil Hell’s Kitchen, New York You looked into the dark and decided not to become it. That decision gets made again every night.
You fight in the space between law and chaos, steered by a moral compass that refuses to let the guilty walk. You use every tool you have, your mind, your body and your faith, to protect the people the system overlooks. You have come close to the edge and stepped back from it more than once. Matt Murdock’s split, champion in the courtroom and devil in the alley, mirrors your own: relentless, conflicted and unwilling to stop. Why this is you
You work the problem legally first and physically second.
You hold a line you have genuinely wanted to cross.
You take the cases nobody else will touch.
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Charlie Cox’s 2015 series opened with a one-take hallway fight that reset the bar for
TV action.
Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin crossed into Hawkeye and Echo before the two reunited
on screen.
Daredevil: Born Again brought the pair back, and a second season followed in 2026.
Fights the dark Keeps the faith Never stops
Iron Man Stark Industries, Malibu You started out protecting yourself. Somewhere along the way the world became your problem.
Brilliant, driven and occasionally insufferable, but always the person who solves the unsolvable problem. You lead with your mind and back it with resources, invention and a stubbornness that edges into heroism. You began looking out for yourself and ended up carrying everyone else. Tony Stark’s arc from ego to sacrifice is your arc too. You build, you plan, and when the moment comes you are willing to give everything. Why this is you
You solve it with the thing you built last night.
You would rather be useful than liked.
You have a contingency for the contingency.
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The 2008 film launched the entire MCU on a casting choice the studio considered a real risk.
Much of Robert Downey Jr.’s dialogue was improvised, the closing line included.
Announcing himself at that press conference threw out the secret-identity rulebook for a
decade of films.
Builds the answer Ego to sacrifice Always has a plan
The Punisher New York City What is left after the fire is not broken. It is narrowed down to one thing.
You went through something that would break most people, and it did change you, completely. What remains is unyielding and operates by a code forged in grief. You do not ask forgiveness and you do not expect thanks. You looked at a corrupt, broken world and decided to do something about it whatever it costs. Frank Castle’s war comes out of love bent by loss, and so does yours. The world may never agree with your methods, but your conviction is absolute. Why this is you
You finish what you start, with no appetite for ceremony.
You keep your circle small and your mission smaller.
You accept being the villain in somebody else’s telling.
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Jon Bernthal arrived in Daredevil’s second season in 2016 and earned a two-season show
of his own.
The character was created in 1974 by Gerry Conway, John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru, as a
Spider-Man antagonist.
Bernthal returned in Born Again, with a Disney+ special following on from it.
Forged in grief No forgiveness asked Absolute
Thor Asgard, the Nine Realms Worthiness is not a thing you are given. It is a thing you keep earning.
Powerful, proud, and on a long journey toward being worthy of the legend you carry. You lead with strength, and you learned, sometimes painfully, that the real thing comes from humility and growth instead. You are larger than life and more vulnerable than you let on. Thor’s story is a long transformation, from arrogant prince to worthy king, from isolated warrior to someone people genuinely love. You bring the storm when it is needed and the warmth when that matters more. Why this is you
You go first, and loudly.
You take the lesson, eventually.
You are the morale of the room as much as its muscle.
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Chris Hemsworth nearly missed the part. His brother Liam got further in the process at
first.
Taika Waititi’s Ragnarok reinvented the character through heavy on-set improvisation.
Hemsworth has headlined four Thor films, from 2011 through to 2022.
Brings the storm Still earning it Warmer than he looks
Captain America Brooklyn, New York Strength was never the point. Refusing to move was the point.
You believe in something bigger than yourself, and you fight for it even once the world has moved on and nobody else will. You do not bully the small guy and you do not stop when it gets hard. Steve Rogers did not become a hero when he got the serum. He already was one, and so are you. Your strength is not in your fists, it is in refusing to compromise what is right whatever that costs. In a world of people taking the easy road, you are the one who stands back up. Why this is you
You say the unpopular thing in the room where it costs you.
You hold the plan together when it starts coming apart.
You get back up. That is the whole trick.
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Chris Evans turned the role down more than once before finally taking it.
The Winter Soldier recast the series as a political thriller and is still held up as its
best.
Anthony Mackie took over the shield and led Brave New World in 2025.
Holds the line Stands back up No compromise
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Here’s Who’s Still Missing From Marvel’s X-Men Reboot
While Apa didn’t reveal who he auditioned to play in Marvel’s X-Men reboot, he certainly fits the dashing profile required to play Gambit, who has still not been cast in the film. X-Men voice actor Chris Potter recently shared with Collider that he felt Austin Butler would be a good fit for the role. Also missing from Marvel’s X-Men lineup right now is Magneto, who is likely to appear in some capacity, especially considering the nature of his relationship with Charles Xavier, who is already cast with Christopher Abbott. Nightcrawler has also not been cast in Marvel’s new X-Men movie yet, but Alan Cumming is set to return to the role in Doomsday this year.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Marvel’s X-Men reboot.
