Marvel boss Kevin Feige is addressing rumors that Adam Driver is prepared to affix the MCU. The actor isn’t any stranger to Disney or blockbuster franchises, as he played the foremost antagonist Kylo Ren in all three movies within the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy: 2015’s “The Force Awakens,” 2017’s “The Last Jedi,” and 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.” Recently, social media has been buzzing with rumors that Driver is on the brink of join the “X-Men” reboot as the first antagonist. In a recent interview, Feige admitted that it’s “no secret” that he’d wish to work with Driver, but there’s a catch.
During a recent interview on the “Pleased Sad Confused” podcast with Josh Horowitz, Feige revealed that Driver has turned down joining the MCU so again and again that it has change into a “tradition.”
Feige said, “It’s no secret we’d wish to” work with the “Star Wars” alum. Nonetheless, he went on to say that it’s a “tradition to Zoom with him after which he passes. That’s a long-lived tradition.”
Nonetheless, he noted that Driver “couldn’t be more cordial” together with his rejection and “is generally upfront about how he’s feeling.”
He didn’t reveal which roles Driver has rejected or why Driver declined to affix the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Fans Are Optimistic About His Marvel Future
@happysadconfused Kevin Feige says Adam Driver turning down Marvel has change into a convention
Regardless that Driver has yet to affix the MCU, fans took it as an excellent sign. “So we are going to see Adam Driver in Marvel just as his timing once they present the appropriate character,” one fan commented.
“Driver could be an excellent Mysterio or some villain in that nature,” one other follower wrote. “Can’t really see him as a hero.”
“Adam Driver may be Magneto,” a 3rd fan ventured, but one other user replied, “I’m really hoping there’s something to the talk of him not being Magneto, but Mister Sinister… cuz I can see him being an excellent Mags, but MAN he could be a positively EXCELLENT Sinister!!!”
One other fan agreed, writing, “I believe it’s turning into Mister Sinister now, but who knows. The leakers are probably covering all their bases.”
Where Adam Driver’s ‘X-Men’ Casting Rumors Got here From
The rumors that the “House of Gucci” actor was about to affix the MCU actually appeared on July 13. The X (formerly Twitter) account My Time To Shine Hello, claimed that Driver had been “solid because the villain” within the MCU X-Men reboot.
Apocalyptic Horseman, a former Nexus Point News Reporter with several successful scoops prior to now, backed the claims, writing, “I can actually corroborate this. He’s playing Magneto.”
Just a few days later, on July 16, he posted one other tweet with a correction, writing, “So sorry guys. Big mistake from my end but hearing Adam Driver is Sinister.”
It’s unclear if Magneto will actually be within the film. When one fan asked, “You bought any idea on Magneto then?” the scooper replied, “I used to be only saying he was in it because I heard Driver but when Driver isn’t him then undecided he’s within the film.”
Fans Have Mixed Feelings Over This Potential Casting
Interestingly enough, most users who commented seemed against Driver’s casting. “Bruh… all of that sucks. Adam didn’t fit Magneto, and he doesn’t fit Sinister. They should bring back Fassbender and McAvoy as Magneto and Xavier,” one user wrote.
“Are all of the possible actors white men? Wow, so original. Nothing problematic about that in any respect,” one other follower commented.
“Adam Driver: Magneto > Sinister > Stryker > No one! (Not within the Movie),” a 3rd user chimed in.
Regardless that nobody has been solid within the “X-Men” reboot presently, many fans have their fingers crossed that casting might be announced at San Diego Comic Con.
Who Is Mister Sinister?
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Dr. Nathaniel Essex is best-known as Mister Sinister within the “X-Men” comics. He’s a geneticist who is understood for his incredible intellect as he attempts to engineer the last word mutant. After he allied with Apocalypse, he augmented his body and developed a bunch of skills, including telepathy, shape-shifting, and the flexibility to clone or alter mutants, equivalent to Jean Grey.
Apocalypse was played by Oscar Isaac in 2016’s “X-Men: Apocalypse,” however it stays to be seen if he would return to the MCU, as he also became the face of Moon Knight within the Disney+ series. If he does return, it wouldn’t be the primary time that Isaac and Driver have shared the screen together.
They first worked together in 2013’s “Inside Llewyn Davis.” Isaac then played Resistance pilot Poe Dameron for all three movies within the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy; nonetheless, he only shared scenes with Driver in “The Force Awakens.”