Since the merger of Disney/Marvel Studios and 20th Century Fox, fans have been eagerly awaiting what a Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the X-Men might look like. So far, the MCU has been content to mop up the remains of the FoxVerse X-Men Kelsey Grammer’s Beast appears in a post-credits scene from The Marvels and of course all of this year’s Deadpool & Wolverine. While Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman’s Logan will undoubtedly appear in a future MCU entry considering how much money “D&W” made, that film’s end credits seemed to indicate that the FoxVerse characters were taking their final bow had made. Now that Marvel’s Fantastic Four movie is on the horizon, it looks like the MCU is finally going to tackle the characters previously owned by Fox from the ground up.
To that end, the unofficial casting game has already begun on social media, with everyone from fans to experts spreading ideas and rumors about which actors might play Marvel’s merry mutants next. According to a rumor heard by Jeff SneiderStranger Things star Sadie Sink seems to be at the top of Marvel’s wish list to play Jean Gray aka Marvel Girl aka Phoenix in… well, whatever project Marvel wants to introduce the character in, but presumably a later one MCU “X-Men” movie. While this lineup is currently just a rumor, and Sneider’s track record isn’t greatIf true, it does show where Marvel’s head is at when it comes to the age of the X-Men and the level of stardom they seek to represent them.
If the rumors are true, Sadie Sink would make an excellent Jean
At first glance, the rumor of Sink joining the MCU as Jean Gray seems like a typical fancast idea. In other words, when it comes to young redhead actresses with some level of fame currently working, Sink is definitely on that list. Still, Fox took a similar approach when casting Jean in 2016’s “X-Men: Apocalypse,” hiring a young red-haired actress from another popular genre show, Sophie Turner from “Game of Thrones.” So while Sink is a pretty obvious choice for the character, it’s not out of the question.
Additionally, the idea of Sink as Jean Gray could work really well, aside from the fact that she’s known as a redhead. In “Stranger Things,” she is a mix of no-nonsense courage and empathetic vulnerability as Max makes her a very viable candidate for the role of the most complex woman in the classic X-Men cast. It’s special Her outstanding work in the final fourth season of the series demonstrates thiswhile her battle with the evil Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) puts her character in a very horror movie Final Girl space. Not to mention, Sink has also done plenty of playing a more classic Final Girl type “Fear Street Part Two: 1978” This proves that you can threaten them, but you can also take revenge. All of these are key qualities for Jean Grey, a character who often has to suffer extreme emotional and mental hardships, but is just as often portrayed as one of the most powerful mutants in existence, so powerful that she cannot always be confident in her abilities contain.
Is Sink the only actress today who would make a great Jean? Of course not, which is why we’ll have to wait and see who else is considered for the role, let alone whether or not this rumor has any validity. However, should this casting become a reality, it would certainly be a promising start for the MCU’s X-Men. In any case, let’s hope we see Sink and Jean on our cinema screens together or separately soon.
