‘X-Men’ Concept Trailer Casts Henry Cavill, Dwayne Johnson & More in the MCU Reboot

as Wolverine. After years of being one of the top fan casting choices, Cavill wielded the spiky hair and adamantium claws of Logan for real in last year’s MCU sequel Deadpool & Wolverine. And while it was just a multiversal cameo, many fans are hoping that the actor will be chosen to play the character when The X-Men are folded into the Marvel franchise. You can check out the X-Men concept trailer below.

Should they bring Henry Cavill back for the MCU reboot, this concept trailer, which has been created by YouTube user stryder HD using footage from previous movies and controversial A.I. technologies, shows what that decision might look like. Alongside Cavill, the concept trailer casts a series of A-listers as The X-Men and supporting characters, including Top Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell as Cyclops, Kingsman’s Mark Strong as Charles Xavier, Lord of the Rings alumni Viggo Mortensen as Magneto, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Apocalypse.

The footage also brings back Channing Tatum as Gambit who, much like Henry Cavill, finally got to play the role of the Cajun with explosive-charging hands in Deadpool & Wolverine after trying for years to get a solo movie off the ground. He just wants to make a name for himself, and now he does, alongside DeWanda Wise as Storm, Joel Edgerton as Beast, and Reacher star Alan Ritchson as Colossus.

‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ Will Lead To a New Age of Mutants in the MCU

Following the completed purchase of 21st Century Fox by Disney, The X-Men can finally be brought into the MCU alongside the likes of Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and Captain America. The emergence of the beloved characters has already begun, with Hugh Jackman reprising the role of Wolverine alongside Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool & Wolverine, as well as the aforementioned Channing Tatum version of Gambit.

But that’s not all! Kelsey Grammer reprised the role of Beast for a post-credits scene cameo at the end of The Marvels, while Patrick Stewart returned as Professor Xavier in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Regarding Wolverine, the latest MCU outing, Captain America: Brave New World introduces adamantium, which plays a major part in the creation of the fan-favorite X-Men character, to the universe.

Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, meanwhile, has revealed when we will start to see more of The X-Men and their mutant brothers and sisters enter the MCU. Speaking during a live virtual appearance at the Disney APAC Content Showcase back in November, Feige revealed that the multiversal madness of Avengers: Secret Wars will be the beginning of “a new age of mutants.”

“I think you will see that continues in our next few movies with some X-Men players that you might recognize. Right after that, the whole story of Secret Wars really leads us into a new age of mutants and of the X-Men. Again, [it’s] one of those dreams come true. We finally have the X-Men back.”