Overview
- In a new ComicBook.com interview, Fishburne said Professor Charles Xavier fits his age and the kinds of roles he is known for, calling himself a lifelong Marvel “true believer.”
- The actor first raised the idea at New York Comic Con and joked he would ask to restore Professor X’s classic comic-book eyebrows if he gets the part.
- Fishburne already has Marvel credits, having voiced the Silver Surfer and played Bill Foster in Ant-Man and the Wasp and in What If...?
- Marvel Studios’ X-Men reboot is in development with Thunderbolts* filmmaker Jake Schreier attached to direct, and no casting has been announced.
- Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy previously portrayed Professor X, with Stewart reported to return once more in Avengers: Doomsday as speculation continues over whether Marvel will choose an older or younger Xavier; other actors have also expressed interest in X-Men roles.