The AI trailer teases Xavier’s School of Gifted Youngsters as an imposing, museum-like compound with a large glass front and prominent “X” insignia. It also introduces several other locations — including Magneto’s hideout and the X-Mansion, which appears to be separate from the school in this setting.
The various mutant heroes and villains running around these impressive environs make for a fascinating group. Leading the pack are superhero franchise veteran Josh Brolin as Wolverine and Jensen Ackles as Cyclops, both clad in colorful costumes that are a far cry from the X-Men trilogy’s dark uniforms. Professor X is none other than Star Trek star Leonard Nimoy, and the other X-Men-affiliated characters are a laundry list of major names. The trailer shows Matthew McConaughey as Gambit, Natalie Portman as Rogue, Nicole Kidman as Jean Grey, Jada Pinkett-Smith as Storm, Rami Malek as Nightcrawler, Bruce Campbell as Morph, Ryan Gosling as Angel, Scarlett Johansson as Dazzler, Idris Elba as Bishop, Hayden Christensen as Iceman, Bryan Cranston as Beast, Emma Watson as Kitty Pryde, Christian Bale as Nathan “X-Man” Grey, Gemma Chan as Jubilee, Scott Adkins as Fantomex, Vin Diesel as Colossus, and Ewan McGregor as Cannonball.
Their opponents are no less formidable. The trailer imagines Heath Ledger as Pyro, Tom Hardy as Sabretooth, Jennifer Garner as Mystique, “Reacher” star Alan Ritchson as Juggernaut, Rosamund Pike as Emma Frost, and Jason Isaacs as a truly fearsome-looking Mister Sinister. Several characters from the Deadpool movies also appear. Seann William Scott plays a suspiciously fresh-faced Deadpool, while Ron Perlman plays Cable, Kate Beckinsale is Domino, Michael Jai White is Bedlam, and rounding out the squad is Alan Tudyk as Shatterstar.
