From Morpheus to Mutant Mentor? Laurence Fishburne Campaigns for MCU's Professor X Role

From Morpheus to Mutant Mentor? Laurence Fishburne Campaigns for MCU's Professor X Role

Laurence Fishburne, known for his MCU role as Bill Foster, expresses his interest in playing Professor X/Charles Xavier in the upcoming X-Men reboot.

Laurence Fishburne is campaigning to play Professor X in the MCU X-Men reboot. He was asked about his dream roles during The Matrix panel at New York Comic Con.

Although fans have been sharing their fan-cast for the beloved mutant character, Marvel Studios has not made any new casting for Professor X, and are instead bringing back Patrick Stewart to play the iconic role again in Avengers: Doomsday and potentially Secret Wars.

Laurence Fishburne expressed interest in playing the role of Charles Xavier/Professor X in the upcoming MCU reboot of X-Men.

Author's summary: Laurence Fishburne wants to play Professor X in the MCU X-Men reboot.

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Epicstream Epicstream — 2025-10-15