The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Gen V and Scream 7 star Asa Germann, 28, has been cast as Warren Worthington III/Angel in the untitled X-Men reboot coming to theaters in 2028.
Several cast members were announced at D23 last month, but it was obvious then that wasn't the movie's full roster. Marvel Studios was still working out various deals (Beast, for example, is still expected to join the team), which explains why this news has broken now.
Interestingly, Germann was in the running to play Cyclops. According to the trade, "the Kevin Feige-led studio was impressed enough with Germann that they offered him the part of Warren Worthington III, aka Angel."
Could we be getting the Original Five in the MCU? Beast and Iceman are the only ones missing from the lineup—Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Angel were the rest of Professor X's first recruits—to make that happen. Either way, with Rogue and Storm also in the mix, we're looking at one impressive team of superheroes.
Warren Worthington III, better known as Angel, was one of the original X-Men, debuting alongside Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast and Iceman in 1963's X-Men #1. Born into a wealthy family, Warren developed large feathered wings and initially hid his mutation before becoming the crime-fighting Avenging Angel. He was subsequently recruited by Professor X and became a founding member of the X-Men.
Angel's story took a much darker turn during the "Mutant Massacre," when his wings were severely damaged. Desperate to fly again, Warren accepted Apocalypse's offer to restore them, only to be transformed into Archangel, one of the villain's Horsemen of Apocalypse. His new metallic wings could fire razor-sharp projectiles, and he eventually broke free of Apocalypse's control.
On the big screen, Angel was first played by Ben Foster in 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand, with Cayden Boyd portraying the younger Warren. Ben Hardy later played a younger version of the character in 2016's X-Men: Apocalypse, where he was transformed into Archangel.
Germann landed his breakout role as Sam Riordan in Prime Video's Gen V, which spun off from The Boys. His performance as the troubled superpowered student was received positively, and he subsequently reprised the role in the main series.
Directed by Jake Schreier (Thunderbolts*), the untitled X-Men movie stars Kit Connor (Heartstopper) as Scott Summers, Sadie Sink (Spider-Man: Brand New Day) as Jean Grey, Christopher Abbott (Catch-22) as Professor Charles Xavier, Inde Navarrette (Obsession) as Rogue, and Maya Boyd (& Juliet) as Storm.
Samara Weaving (Ready or Not) also stars as Emma Frost, alongside Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), who plays Nathaniel Milbury, an alias of Mister Sinister in the comics. There are rumours that Marvel Studios will also introduce Apocalypse.
X-Men will be released exclusively in theaters May 5, 2028.