Overview
- Deadline published an exclusive report that Ben Wang has entered talks to play Bobby Drake, aka Iceman, in Marvel Studios' upcoming X‑Men film, but the casting remains unconfirmed.
- Marvel representatives did not provide comment to Deadline, and the report says other actors including Gabriel LaBelle, Jackson Kelly and Rhenzy Feliz tested for the part.
- The film already has much of its principal cast publicly announced and is directed by Jake Schreier from a script by Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo with Kevin Feige producing for a May 5, 2028 theatrical release.
- Wang’s reported interest is framed as the next step in a rising career that includes roles in American Born Chinese, The Long Walk and an upcoming appearance in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.
- Iceman is a founding X‑Men character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1963 who was previously played onscreen by Shawn Ashmore, and this casting development could shape how Marvel completes the original team for its franchise relaunch.