Sadie Sink Reveals Filming Start Date for Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ and Compares It to ‘Stranger Things’

Marvel’s mutant reboot has been generating buzz with numerous casting updates, yet details about when production will actually begin have remained elusive. With director Jake Schreier still finalizing the script and no official cast announcement beyond Sadie Sink’s confirmed role, fans have been left with only scattered rumors and industry whispers.

Any hint from someone involved in the project feels significant, and Sink, who recently made her live-action debut as Jean Grey in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ has been navigating a high level of secrecy regarding her Marvel future. Now, she’s providing the clearest indication that plans for the ‘X-Men’ film are taking shape behind the scenes.

In a conversation with Entertainment Weekly, Sink disclosed that she knows when filming for Marvel Studios’ ‘X-Men’ will commence, despite not having seen a script yet. “I know when that’s happening, which is good,” she stated, offering a rare piece of concrete information about a film that has largely existed in speculation until now.

She likened the uncertainty surrounding the project to her experience with ‘Stranger Things,’ a show that has been pivotal in her career. “It reminds me of Stranger Things, too, of knowing that you have to do another season, but not knowing what the plan is or not having scripts yet, but having general ideas of where it’s going,” Sink explained. “So I think it’s a formula that I’m very used to.”

This comparison sheds light on how Sink is approaching this new chapter in her career, viewing the ambiguity as familiar rather than stressful. Given her extensive experience with similarly guarded information during ‘Stranger Things,’ this parallel serves as a coping mechanism for an actress accustomed to keeping secrets for long periods.

Sink’s journey to confirming her role as Jean Grey has been lengthy. She previously shared with Entertainment Weekly that rumors about her involvement predated her own awareness of the project, recalling her confusion over online speculation about “Sadie Sink” joining Spider-Man before she was even cast, only to receive the offer just two days later.

Throughout the promotional cycle for ‘Brand New Day,’ Sink consistently described the secrecy surrounding her Marvel role as more intense than anything she experienced on ‘Stranger Things,’ telling People that she had so many Spider-Man secrets that keeping quiet about the Netflix show’s finale felt easy by comparison.

With ‘X-Men’ currently aiming for a 2028 release and Marvel expected to announce a fuller cast at this month’s D23 event, Sink’s confirmation of a production timeline provides fans with their first real evidence that the project is progressing on a concrete schedule, even if the details remain under wraps for now.

For a franchise reboot that has lingered in rumor territory for years, hearing directly from its confirmed lead that a filming date is set marks a significant step forward. Whether Marvel will disclose that timeline publicly anytime soon remains to be seen.

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