According to the latest Barside Buzz, Star Wars star Adam Driver has ben cast as Magneto in the MCU’s X-Men film. Jake Schreier is directing the film and we know the casting process is underway. If you follow the Buzz articles then you also know Jean Grey is rumored to have been cast already for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. This new Spider-Man film definitely seems to be leaning heaviest in Mutant’s thus far in the MCU.

Well, this story was first broken initially by MTTSH, who claimed that Driver had been cast as the villain of this new X-Men film. Fans assumed he was perhaps playing Mister Sinister who was a rumored villain and a role Driver was strongly fan cast for.

I can actually corroborate this. He’s playing Magneto. https://t.co/QZZIRybknC

— Apocalyptic Horseman (@ApocHorseman) July 13, 2026

However, then ApocHorseman, who has a better hit rate than MTTSH came along, not only to back it up, but name the character as Magneto. Additionally as you can see below, the leaker says more casting is underway for other roles.

She’s being cast right now alongside Cyclops, Rogue, and others. They don’t have anyone yet

— Apocalyptic Horseman (@ApocHorseman) July 14, 2026

Actually, Driver having a massive role like Magneto that will show up across multiple X-Men (and other) MCU movies is a lot smarter for him than a character like Sinister who lurks in the shadows.

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I will just point out there is chatter online that Patrick Wilson has been cast as Professor X and I’ve seen people react to that positively and negatively. Please bear in mind that the source for the Wilson claims is nowhere near on the level of ApocHorseman. Unless, someone more credible backs up the Patrick Wilson claims, I won’t be running it as a genuine rumor.

So, what do you think, does this one have legs? What do you think of Adam Driver as the MCU’s new Magneto for X-Men and beyond? Thoughts below.

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