{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7420c3aed8c55e6906a1c2a8","clusterId":"c_f339b871fabc35744c8a9fb4","slug":"asa-germann-cast-as-angel-in-mcu-x-men-film","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Asa Germann Cast as Angel in MCU X-Men Film","summary":"Marvel Studios has cast Asa Germann as Angel in its upcoming X-Men film. The 28-year-old American actor appeared in Scream 7 and the series Gen V. He was previously rumored for Cyclops, a role that went to Kit Connor. The cast also includes Sadie Sink, Samara Weaving, Inde Navarrette, Christopher Abbott, Maya Boyd and Adam Driver, with Jake Schreier directing. The film opens in the U.S. on May 5, 2028.","whyItMatters":"The Angel casting completes a cast roster that Marvel has assembled through trade reports rather than an official announcement, leaving the studio silent as the X-Men build toward the post-Secret Wars Mutant Saga.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eGermann joins a cast that Marvel has never confirmed in one place. The roster has surfaced piece by piece: Kit Connor as Cyclops, Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, and Maya Boyd as Storm. Adam Driver plays Mister Sinister, the villain. Jake Schreier, who directed Thunderbolts*, is at the helm. In the comics, Angel is Warren Worthington III, a winged mutant later transformed into Archangel by Apocalypse. The film opens in the U.S. on May 5, 2028.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Asa Germann was rumored for Cyclops before landing Angel. Casting a Gen V lead as the winged mutant puts an X-Men veteran in the hands of an actor with no franchise baggage.","twitterPost":"Asa Germann was rumored for Cyclops before landing Angel, so Marvel read him for two mutants and split the parts.","threadsPost":"Asa Germann was rumored for Cyclops before Marvel cast him as Angel. Kit Connor took the Cyclops role instead, which means the studio tested the same actor against two founding X-Men and split the parts between them.","newsletterBlurb":"Asa Germann will play Angel in Marvel Studios' X-Men, according to trade reports. The 28-year-old actor appeared in Scream 7 and Gen V, and had been rumored for Cyclops before Kit Connor took that role. Marvel has not commented on the casting. The film opens in the U.S. on May 5, 2028.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156833\",\"title\":\"MCU 'X-Men' Angel Casting Decided!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4255,"outputTokens":594,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789092863,"createdAt":"2026-09-11T02:08:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T02:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T02:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f339b871fabc35744c8a9fb4","canonicalTitle":"MCU版『X-MEN』エンジェル役が決定！","representativeArticleId":"a_9f02046560a66d2eafb076e3","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"X-Men\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Ayesha German\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-11T01:11:28.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-11T01:11:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T02:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156833","title":"MCU版『X-MEN』エンジェル役が決定！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["X-Men"],"studios":[],"people":["Ayesha German"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}