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Laurence Fishburne Eyes Professor X Role in X-Men Reboot
10/18/2025
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- Laurence Fishburne expressed interest in playing Professor X in Marvel's X-Men reboot at New York Comic Con.
- He described his desire to join the franchise and asked, "What do you think about Laurence Fishburne as Professor X?"
- Marvel is reportedly considering a younger cast, while the reboot aims to refresh the X-Men narrative after the Disney and 20th Century Fox merger.
