Adam Driver Talks Mr. Sinister and Being a 'X-Men' Fan For Years
For the actor, playing a character from the franchise that marked his childhood was an offer he couldn't refuse.
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Adam Driver has finally found a Marvel project that convinced him to enter the superhero universe: the new X-Men movie. Cast as the villain Mr. Sinister, the actor said during an interview on Jimmy Kimmel's show that he grew up following the mutants and that the franchise has a special meaning in his career.
The connection to the characters comes from childhood. Driver recalled playing X-Men with his cousin Tony, who would play Sabretooth while he played Wolverine. “I was a huge X-Men fan as a kid. The cartoon was very much of my generation. It was very important to me,” he stated. His affection for the franchise also helps explain why the Marvel offer ended up being different from other proposals he received.
Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, had already commented that Driver turned down other roles offered by the studio. In response, the actor explained that the decision depended on the project, the creative team, and the timing: "I mean, I also liked the other projects, but this seemed like the right time, and then X-Men came along. It was really X-Men, Jake Schreier, who is the director, his idea, and Kevin Feige. Everything clicked. The script is really cool."
The responsibility of participating in such a popular franchise also weighed heavily: “A lot of people are going to watch, and if you do something bad, a lot of people are going to see you doing something bad. I don't want to ruin everything. I'm a big X-Men fan,” he concluded.
Everything you need to know about the new X-Men
The movie, directed by Jake Schreier (Thunderbolts*), is set to premiere on May 5, 2028 and will star Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Inde Navarette as Rogue, Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister, Christopher Abbot as Professor X, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost and Maya Boyd as Storm.
X-Men had a long run in theaters, with films produced by Fox since the early 2000s. An initial trilogy was made, and later the mutant group went through a sort of reboot, with an entirely new cast. In 2019, Fox was acquired by Disney, which has since been paving the way for the characters’ return to the big screen under new leadership.
