Sadie Sink has finally addressed herX-Mencasting rumors, commenting on whether she could be playing Jean Grey in theMarvel Cinematic Universe. TheStranger Thingsstar has been rumored to be eyed by Marvel to serve as one of the most important members of the X-Men, Jean Grey, in theMCU’s X-Men movie. The rumors spread to her possibly playing the mutant in another Marvel project before the X-Men film, asSink reportedly joined Tom Holland’s Spider-Man 4. Now, she addresses what is going on with Jean Grey and the MCU.
On theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast,Sadie Sink did not confirm the Jean Grey MCU rumors.
The actress has reportedly joinedSpider-Man 4in an undisclosed role, with Jean Grey being the lead theory for who she could play, according to the report, though Mary Jane Watson is not out of the question. Sink played coy about her being the MCU’s Jean Grey, though the actress confirmed she knows the character and thinks it would be exciting to be part of theMCU’s future movieseven if she has to commit 10 years of her career to it. Check out the full quote below:
“Yes (on people asking her about playing Jean Grey). This is news to me… No, I have nothing to say about this. The rumors are really cool though. It’s an awesome rumor… Yeah, I know the character. It’s a great character, so it was cool to read. I think that’s super exciting (on committing to a 10-year Marvel role).”
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With Sink confirmed to be part of Tom Holland’sSpider-Man 4, her new Jean Grey comments are very interesting. The actress, saying that the rumors are new to her and claimingshe cannot speak about meetings with Kevin Feige and Marvel, falls in line with the usual approach MCU actors take to keeping things secret. That said, Sink believes Jean is a great character and revealed she would be excited about dedicating at least the next ten years of her career to an MCU role.
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Sink revealed that she is well aware of the Jean Grey rumors, likes the character, and would have no problems playing the prominent member of the X-Men for the next decade.At 22, theStranger Thingsstar would be perfect for the MCU’x X-Men reboot. The franchise could explore the original version of the mutant team, allowing Sink’s Jean Grey to mature as the years go by and the X-Men roster continues to increase. The way she responded to the questions does seem to make Jean a likely answer to Sink’s mysterySpider-Man 4role.
Our Take On Sadie Sink’s Jean Grey MCU Comments
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I think Sink’s Jean Grey comments are encouraging. We know that the actress is inSpider-Man 4, so her saying that being part of the next decade of MCU projects would be exciting for her could mean that she very well knows there is a plan for that to happen.Sink also spoke highly of Jean, making it sound like she would love to play the character. Based on her comments, I think she is indeed playing Jean Grey in the MCU’sX-Menreboot, but if it ends up being another role, Sink will bring it to life with excitement.
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