Ben Wang has entered talks to play Iceman in Marvel Studios' new X-Men movie. Wang, who appears in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping as District 12 tribute Wyatt Callow, would take over the role previously played by Shawn Ashmore in Fox's X-Men films. His deal has not yet closed.
Wang joins an ensemble cast that includes Kit Connor as Cyclops, Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Asa Germann as Angel, Christopher Abbott as Professor X, Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette as Rogue, and Maya Boyy as Storm. Jake Schreier directs from a screenplay by Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo, with Kevin Feige producing. The film opens May 5, 2028.
Bobby Drake, also known as Iceman, debuted in The X-Men #1 in 1963 as the youngest member of the original five-man lineup alongside Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, and Angel. In modern comics, his identity as a gay man is central to his character history.