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Adam Driver Declines MCU Roles, X-Men Casting Unsettled

7/21/2026

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Kevin Feige said Adam Driver has repeatedly turned down Marvel Cinematic Universe offers.
Feige noted no casting decisions are finalized for the upcoming X-Men reboot.
Driver remains selective about MCU roles, though rumors link him to Magneto.
Disney executives rejected Driver’s “The Hunt for Ben Solo” sequel with Steven Soderbergh, despite Lucasfilm’s approval, because Bob Iger and Alan Bergman said they could not see Ben Solo alive.

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Kevin Feige said Adam Driver has repeatedly turned down Marvel Cinematic Universe offers.
Feige noted no casting decisions are finalized for the upcoming X-Men reboot.
Driver remains selective about MCU roles, though rumors link him to Magneto.
Disney executives rejected Driver’s “The Hunt for Ben Solo” sequel with Steven Soderbergh, despite Lucasfilm’s approval, because Bob Iger and Alan Bergman said they could not see Ben Solo alive.