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Adam Driver explains why he finally joined the MCU for X-Men

By Kevin Fraser

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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has been trying to get Adam Driver to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe for years. Each time, the answer was no, but the actor finally said yes when he was offered the role of Mister Sinister in the upcoming X-Men reboot. So, after turning down Marvel roles for years, what made Driver finally agree?

Adam Driver on Joining X-Men

The actor recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and explained that the timing was just right and he’s always been a big X-Men fan.

“I was a big fan [of X-Men]. I mean, I was a fan of the other things too, but this one felt like the right time,” he said. “It was really X-Men, Jake Schreier, who’s the director, his idea for it, and that it’s Kevin Feige. It all kind of came together. The script is really cool.“

A Marvel Tradition

Kevin Feige has described approaching Driver about taking on a Marvel role as a “tradition,” since there have been so many that he’s turned down over the years.

“It’s no secret we’d like to [work with Adam],” Feige said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast this summer. “But it’s a tradition to Zoom with him and then he passes. That’s a long-lived tradition. He couldn’t be more cordial. He is usually upfront about how he is feeling.“

When Marvel introduces a new villain, Driver has typically been approached to gauge his interest, but he was reportedly up for the role of Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, before it went to Pedro Pascal.

Source: Jimmy Kimmel Live

Tags: Adam Driver, Marvel, X-Men (2028)

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