{"id":30340,"date":"2026-08-06T22:42:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30340"},"modified":"2026-08-06T22:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:42:35","slug":"kit-connor-cast-as-new-cyclops-in-the-mcu-x-men-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30340","title":{"rendered":"Kit Connor Cast as New Cyclops in the MCU X-Men: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/heartstopper-kit-connor-x-men.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1616411\" data-title=\"Kit Connor Cast as New Cyclops in the MCU X-Men: Report\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/kit-connor-x-men-cyclops-mcu\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p>Professor X\u2019s mansion is getting more full by the minute: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/08\/kit-connor-cyclops-x-men-movie-marvel-studios-1237018735\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Deadline reports<\/a> that Kit Connor is being considered for the role of Scott Summers, aka Cyclops, in the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/marvel-cinematic-universe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MCU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/x-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>X-Men<\/i><\/a> reboot. He\u2019ll join the <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/sadie-sink-spider-man-brand-new-day-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">very confirmed Sadie Sink as Jean Grey<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/samara-weaving-x-men-emma-frost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the rumored Samara Weaving as Emma Frost<\/a> in director Jake Schreier\u2019s new take.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/X-Men-Collection-Movie-Blu-ray-Region\/dp\/B0DFX4SPW5?channelId=500&amp;clpRedir=Y&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CAQ1cEzvSj1Ppt-m9Dds7UIeHCMOdVtLbp1En3G9F_06s33pjHVvY5WIyhldYulwUt6ykw1wSvW_4zXTL3wM08nRFG33qNDPhLgMGjoKcP24-0eFBeG-NHq3FiJUKFPVMVuO7usnLyVX05bMg_eCmb4jx2xyo47NajBvLqPl_XcsGZT5LAMZXcYRV3eqxm5mjWmlfZf8jouppFePfrn_D3d91qauNFZqv-pW8qz_bsg.lnk7ECOBVvJ7ChKUxTRMD69I7TZAAtjMr1H-v_pW3N4&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=x-men+movies&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback&amp;qid=1786036684&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=conseofsound-20&amp;linkId=27a947acd81e5c218ae14edff39a69af&amp;language=en_US&amp;gaOptInStatus=true&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl&lt;br&gt;&#10;\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\">Buy the X-Men Movies on Blu-ray<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cyclops, previously played by James Marsden and Tye Sheridan, serves often as a leader to the X-Men team, with the mutant ability to shoot powerful energy blasts through his eyes. Connor began acting at a young age, but became internationally known for his starring work in the Netflix series <i>Heartstopper<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The full mutant line-up may be revealed as soon as next week during Disney\u2019s D23 convention. Until then, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2024\/07\/x-men-movies-ranked-deadpool-wolverine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our full ranking of the <i>X-Men<\/i> movies<\/a>, which we may have to update pretty soon.<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor X\u2019s mansion is getting more full by the minute: Deadline reports that Kit Connor is being considered for the role of Scott Summers, aka Cyclops, in the upcoming MCU X-Men reboot. 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