Spoiler Warning: This post contains rumored story details for Marvel Studios’ upcoming X-Men reboot.
Marvel Studios’ X-Men reboot is the first movie in the MCU’s Phase 7 and the planned Mutant Saga. The film’s plot will be different from the comics, as they adapt and rearrange elements to introduce the X-Men to the MCU.
There are already some leaks appearing that “the X-Men movie will focus on Sadie Sink’s Jean Grey and Kit Connor’s Scott Summers against the backdrop of Mr. Sinister’s obsession with them,” based on X-Factor #35 and #39, which explore Sinister’s connection to the Summers siblings and his genetic experiments.
On X, a scooper has shared alleged leaked plot details/theory for the X-Men movie. (Note: This information has not been confirmed.) Here’s what it claims:
The film is set after Avengers: Secret Wars, where the world’s view of superheroes has become quite negative after they essentially caused incursions, an apocalypse, and the rewriting of reality. Metzger is secretly working with the government to create the Sentinel Program and wants to capture and experiment on individuals with superpowers.
Following the events of Spider-Man: Brand New Day and the Damage Control incident, Jean heads to upstate New York. She wants to find others like herself—people with powers who may be going through similar situations and who, like her, are being rejected or persecuted by society.
Xavier discovers Jean and takes her to the mansion, where he is housing other individuals with powers who are being ostracized by society after Secret Wars and the shift in public perception of superhumans.
He is secretly teaching them to control their abilities, while elsewhere, Mr. Sinister (under the alias Nathaniel Milbury) is doing the same at the State Home of Foundlings, except he is secretly studying and experimenting on them to obtain their DNA in order to create the “perfect specimen” for the next stage of evolution. He is aided by Emma Frost, a telepath who teaches at the orphanage, and by an orphan named Scott Summers who possesses concussive force beams. Scott has been at the orphanage since he was a toddler, when his entire family died in a plane crash, and unbeknownst to him, Milbury has also been using his DNA as part of his experiments.
One day, Jean discovers she has developed a psychic connection with Scott (the details may be somewhat unresolved; perhaps it was a side effect of Metzger’s experiments on her that enhanced her powers). She communicates with him from afar and develops feelings for him.
Finally, Scott discovers the experiments and the true purpose of the State Home. Sinister captures him when he is in trouble. Jean senses him through their connection and vows to find and save him. She is captured after Sinister reveals his true plan and how he knew about their connection, explaining how he believes Jean and Scott’s DNA could create the “perfect specimen.” After discovering she’s gone and Jean sends out a psychic call for help, her teammates decide to rescue her.
They arrive and use their powers to confront Sinister and his henchmen. Emma changes her mind and frees Scott and Jean, helping them escape along with the rest of the team.
It is revealed that Sinister managed to obtain some of her DNA, enough to create a clone, but not enough to create a new specimen. (This is set up for Madelyne.) Emma joins Xavier’s school as a teacher, with Scott as a student.
The news is rife with anti-mutant sentiment, and after they demonstrate their teamwork and hone their powers, Xavier reveals the lower levels of the mansion to them, including the Danger Room and some uniforms (from Grant Morrison’s run). He proposes that they train to help him fulfill his dream and aid other mutants, thus forming the X-Men.
As announced at Disney D23, the initial cast of X-Men includes Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Maya Boyd as Storm, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, and Adam Driver as Nathaniel Milbury/Mr. Sinister.
The film is directed by Jake Schreier from a screenplay written by Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo. It is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 5, 2028.
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