D23 2026 News: X-Men Casting, VisionQuest Trailer, and More

This past weekend, Disney shared lots of exciting fandom news at the annual D23 convention.

From long-awaited confirmation about who will be playing Marvel’s mutants on the big screen to new trailers and footage, there was something for everyone. See below the biggest highlights and a breakdown of everything we know so far.

• X-Men Movie Live-Action Casting
• VisionQuest Trailer
• New Avengers: Doomsday Footage
• Ahsoka Season 2 Trailer

X-Men Movie Live-Action Casting

• Sadie Sink as Jean Grey
• Kit Connor as Scott Summers/Cyclops
• Christopher Abbot as Professor Charles Xavier
• Samara Weaving as Emma Frost
• Inde Navarrette as Anna Marie/Rogue
• Maya Boyd as Storm
• Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister/Nathaniel Milbury

Meet the X-Men. Ahead of Marvel’s upcoming X-Men movie, director Jake Schreier (who also directed Thunderbolts*) and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige introduced the MCU’s newest cast members. Sadie Sink already debuted as Jean Grey in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, so she helped welcome the rest of the cast to the stage. Adam Driver appeared via video to announce his own villainous role.

The untitled X-Men movie will premiere exclusively in theaters on May 5, 2028. Additional details about the X-Men movie are unknown at this time.

VisionQuest Trailer

• VisionQuest begins streaming on Disney+ on October 14, 2026.

Cue the tears! Not many MCU couples have suffered as profoundly as Scarlet Witch and Vision. In Marvel’s very first official trailer for VisionQuest, the last remaining interface of the android Vision — in a monochromatic gray and white suit — reimagines a life for himself within his mind. Tonally, the series seems to match WandaVision and Agatha All Along in many ways. Most excitingly, James Spader reprises his role as Ultron … in a deceptively mundane human avatar, that is.

New Avengers: Doomsday Footage

• See Avengers: Doomsday in theaters starting December 18, 2026.

The Avengers are up against “the smartest guy in every room” in Avengers: Doomsday. Released during D23, this Doomsday special look showcased more of Victor Von Doom’s backstory as narrated by Sue Storm. Marvel Studios treated fans to over 2 minutes of brand-new footage, featuring all of our favorite heroes, their families and friends, in previously unseen costumes and character configurations.

Ahsoka Season 2 Trailer

• Ahsoka season 2 premieres January 20, 2027 only on Disney+.

Thrawn begins his mission to reinstate the Empire in the first trailer for Star Wars: Ahsoka™ season 2. He declares war against the Rebel Alliance. Ezra Bridger finally reunites with Zeb — but still, where’s Kallus? Meanwhile, Sabine Wren continues her Jedi training under the tutelage of Ahsoka Tano, while Ahsoka is visited by visions of her old master, Anakin Skywalker.

As the galaxy approaches another intergalactic conflict, and Dathomir once again becomes a main focus of the surviving Force wielders, Anakin asks her to decide if she is a Jedi or not. What will Ahsoka choose? And how will this season connect to the rest of Star Wars canon? We’ll find out next year!

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