Two Cyclops actors on Marvel's calendar as Marsden returns and Connor circles X-Men reboot

James Marsden will reprise Cyclops in Avengers: Doomsday, set for December 2026 release, per Variety. Meanwhile, Kit Connor is circling the same role in Marvel's X-Men reboot, directed by Jake Schreier — the first standalone X-Men film since Disney acquired Fox in 2019. Studio representatives have had no comment on Connor's casting.