The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been going strong for years now, constantly releasing new content in theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. A few years back, Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox finally opened the door for characters like Deadpool and the X-Men join the shared universe, and fans have been waiting for news about upcoming Marvel movies. There are countless questions about the X-Men, and now Cyclops actor Tye Sheridan offered his thoughts about possibly returning to that role.
The X-Men movies had a long run, with two generations of actors playing certain roles. Mutant characters have been slowly trickling into the MCU (like in The Marvels' credits scene) but it's been unclear when the X-Men will actually assemble on the big screen. Tye Sheridan played Scott Summers in the final two chapters of Fox's franchise, and spoke with ScreenRant about whether or not he think he'll be back in that role. In the 28 year-old actor's words:
I don't know. I don't think there's a question if there's more stories to tell. I think there's probably always more stories to tell. The question is whether audiences have a desire for those stories and whether we feel like those types of films have been oversaturated or they're not, or if there's a new way to make those films. But yeah, I'm not real sure.
Honestly, this makes sense. Despite being Cyclops himself, it sound like Sheridan is just as clueless as the public about exactly how the X-Men will factor into the MCU. What's more, the Ready Player One actor is unsure if the stories have run their course with the previous cast of X-Men actors.
While the MCU X-Men movie is a total mystery, Kevin Feige and company have been methodically bringing in characters from that team's lore throughout projects on the small and silver screens. Patrick Stewart appeared briefly in Doctor Strange 2 as Professor X, while Kelsey Grammer appeared as Beast in The Marvels. Of course, the strongest connection has been through Hugh Jackman returning as Logan in Deadpool & Wolverine, joined by a number of other X-Men character variants.
The wild success of X-Men '97 showed how much fans love the characters in that corner of the Marvel world, so whenever the X-Men appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe there will definitely be people paying attention. Tye Sheridan felt like he was finally getting his footing as Scott Summers in Dark Phoenix, but that ended up being the final chapter in Fox's franchise. He's still young enough to keep playing the character, but it's unclear what Kevin Feige has planned for the mutants.
The next MCU movie hitting theaters is Captain America: Brave New World on February 14th. For now, check the 2025 movie release dates.
