Overview
- At a Matrix reunion panel at New York Comic Con, Laurence Fishburne told the audience he wants to play Professor Charles Xavier in Marvel's X-Men.
- The crowd cheered and host Josh Horowitz jokingly replied "Approved. Greenlit!" in response to Fishburne's suggestion.
- Fishburne previously appeared in the MCU as Dr. Bill Foster in Ant-Man and the Wasp, raising continuity questions if he were recast as Professor X.
- Marvel's X-Men reboot is in development with Thunderbolts director Jake Schreier attached to helm, and no casting has been announced.
- Industry reports suggest some Fox-era X-Men actors will appear in upcoming Avengers films such as Doomsday and Secret Wars, which could influence how Marvel approaches the reboot's lineup.