RUMOR: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER Star Eyed To Play Cyclops In Marvel Studios' X-MEN Reboot

RUMOR: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER Star Eyed To Play Cyclops In Marvel Studios' X-MEN Reboot

We have yet another huge X-Men reboot casting rumour to share with you today as it appears Marvel Studios is eyeing one of Avatar: The Way of Water’s young leads for the role of Scott Summers/Cyclops.

By JoshWilding - Jan 29, 2025 02:01 PM EST
Filed Under: X-Men

There's been a lot of casting buzz surrounding Marvel Studios' X-Men reboot lately, with Stranger Things star Sadie Sink a supposed frontrunner for Jean Grey and The Bear's Ayo Edebiri potentially among those being eyed for Storm. We've also heard that Gambit and Kitty Pryde will be in the movie.

Today, we finally have some news on the team's leader, Scott Summers/Cyclops. While it's still early days for the project - which, last we heard, is being penned by The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes scribe Michael Lesslie - it does appear as if casting is slowly beginning.

According to scooper @MyTimeToShineH, "Jack Champion (Avatar, Scream 6) is being considered for the role of Cyclops in the X-Men reboot."

Champion's main credits include Miles "Spider" Socorro in Avatar: The Way of Water and Ethan Landry in Scream VI. He also shot a small role as "Kid on Bike" in Avengers: Endgame, and is set to return for James Cameron's Avatar sequels.

The rising star is likely one of many actors being considered for what's bound to be a lead role in the movie and, as he's only 20, this one again points to the mutant team being on the younger side. With Marvel Studios looking to build the MCU around these characters, that's not hugely surprising. 

As for whether Champion is a good fit for Cyclops, that's to be determined but he certainly looks the part (see below).

Addressing the future of the X-Men in the MCU last year, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said, "I think you will see that continues in our next few movies with some X-Men players that you might recognize. Right after that, the whole story of Secret Wars really leads us into a new age of mutants and of the X-Men."

"Again, [it’s] one of those dreams come true. We finally have the X-Men back." Reading between the lines, it appears the "Mutant Saga" is very nearly upon us as we rocket to the end of the ongoing Multiverse Saga. 

Marvel Studios has been sitting on the rights to the X-Men for the better part of six years, but after critical and commercial flops like Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants, the characters being put on ice for a while was inevitable (and, the meantime, access to Earth-10005 has proved an easy way to add those characters to the Multiverse Saga). 

Do you think Champion would be a good fit for the MCU's Cyclops? As always, let us know your thoughts in the usual place.

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xfan320
xfan320 - 1/29/2025, 5:57 PM
Looks more like a Bobby Drake/Iceman
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 1/29/2025, 6:15 PM
@xfan320 - Iceman is f**king straight
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Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 1/29/2025, 6:40 PM
@HashTagSwagg - This gif gets me strangely excited. Should I be worried?
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Apophis71
Apophis71 - 1/29/2025, 6:41 PM
@xfan320 - That was my first thought too
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 1/29/2025, 7:02 PM
@Feralwookiee - User Comment Image
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 1/29/2025, 7:17 PM
@HashTagSwagg - "iceman has always been gay"
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 1/29/2025, 7:19 PM
@Apophis71 - User Comment Image
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 1/29/2025, 7:23 PM
@Ryguy88 - she tried to make gay iceman canon
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Apophis71
Apophis71 - 1/29/2025, 7:25 PM
@Feralwookiee - You win, lmao
lvcl
lvcl - 1/29/2025, 8:09 PM
@xfan320 -

WTF ks this? Who is Jack Champion?

We need Tom Cruise as Cyclops

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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 1/29/2025, 8:32 PM
@lvcl - hes too white for scott, however I could see him as professor xavier charles
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dagenspear
dagenspear - 1/29/2025, 9:20 PM
@HashTagSwagg - what does that have to do with anything.
dagenspear
dagenspear - 1/29/2025, 9:22 PM
@xfan320 - in what way.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 1/29/2025, 10:02 PM
@dagenspear - A lot of people must have you block because there's close to 50 comments before mine discussing the cultural significance of it.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 1/30/2025, 2:49 AM
@lvcl - right. Cyclops and Wolverine:

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dagenspear
dagenspear - 1/30/2025, 5:27 AM
@HashTagSwagg - You're replying to someone who suggested him for Bobby Drake, stating that he's straight. What does that have to do with anything in regards to wanting this actor for Bobby Drake.
dagenspear
dagenspear - 1/30/2025, 5:27 AM
@harryba11zack - white people get roles all the time, so that point is moot.
dagenspear
dagenspear - 1/30/2025, 5:28 AM
@lvcl - age
AgentofSH1ELD
AgentofSH1ELD - 1/30/2025, 5:49 AM
@HashTagSwagg - was...
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 1/30/2025, 8:09 AM
@AgentofSH1ELD -
AgentofSH1ELD
AgentofSH1ELD - 1/30/2025, 8:18 AM
@HashTagSwagg - no straight mutant is going to slide down that ice cock the way he does.
Forthas
Forthas - 1/29/2025, 5:59 PM
I guess that is the right age if the other rumors are true!
Vigor
Vigor - 1/29/2025, 6:00 PM
So is a variant of "kid on bike" from Endgame, another universe's Scott Summers?
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 1/29/2025, 6:06 PM
@Vigor - Yes remember how he wiped his nose towards Scott
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 1/29/2025, 6:08 PM
@Malatrova15 - Hey now give the kid a break, he was crying for 5 years straight
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/29/2025, 6:16 PM
@Vigor - that was him!!.

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Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 1/29/2025, 6:37 PM
@HashTagSwagg - Bullshit. He was doing lines of all the people in his hood who got dusted!
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 1/29/2025, 6:44 PM
@Vigor - OR kid on bike always was Scott but that was prior to getting powers as a 'they were always on 616' thing.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 1/29/2025, 6:05 PM
UUgh , but Zoe Dalsaña looks nothing like Scott ...and Emilia Perez was god awful
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 1/29/2025, 6:06 PM
but hes not black, what the phuck?
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AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 1/29/2025, 6:10 PM
@harryba11zack - there will be others
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 1/29/2025, 6:16 PM
@AllsNotGood - xavier and magnut both better be representing the streets for reals homes.
dagenspear
dagenspear - 1/30/2025, 5:32 AM
@harryba11zack - how many main characters have the MCU race changed. Main characters. i remember the majority being side characters.
Truoptimusprime
Truoptimusprime - 1/29/2025, 6:06 PM
That's why he looked at Scott Lang like that in endgame. Scott looking at Scott 😆!
Rosraf
Rosraf - 1/29/2025, 7:52 PM
@Truoptimusprime - If he gets the role, they should change the Endgame credits to list him as Scott Summers.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 1/29/2025, 6:09 PM
I guess if they're cast for early 20's but I don't like it at all
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 1/29/2025, 6:51 PM
@bobevanz - Don't mind most being in 20's but tend to prefer the idea the leader(s) would be 30's and have a range of over a decade if you have one who is the new recruit around 18/19. Scott should be the most mature (outside of maybe Storm) so if the most mature is 20 then...

...admitedly by the time we get the film he'd be 24 but all the same, too young for a team leader for me.
Nate212
Nate212 - 1/29/2025, 7:10 PM
@Apophis71 - I don't know, I don't want a repeat of the Fox films where the original team are all teachers and instructors at the school. I think the X-Men and the school should have existed for a long time at this point, with Scott, Storm and Jean being on the younger side. Not fresh students, but they've been there for a few years, they're part of the main team, but not quite as experienced as the Fox team was.

Maybe Colossus, Nightcrawler, Psylocke and Gambit are the older members of the team, and Cyclops, Storm, Iceman and Jean are the younger members. Then they could introduce Shadowcat and Rogue at the same time as younger students, that aren't quite on the team yet. I'm torn on Wolverine being part of the team, I think he should be brought in a bit later.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 1/29/2025, 7:23 PM
@Nate212 - I guess I'd be OK with late 20's for Scott, just maybe me being an old fart but under 25 doesn't make for a strong team leader for me. Also means if they wanted they could consider fast track Rachel Summers and actualy have Jean shown being pregnant or already having had the kid rather than just 'from the future' setting up that for her to get with Franklin Richards.
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