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: Nov 6, 2026 3:59pm UTC
Adam Driver, best known for his turn as Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, is finally going to be a part of the MCU after years of speculation. But instead of playing Magneto as rumors suggested, he landed the role of Mister Sinister in the upcoming X-Men reboot.
During a recent Jimmy Kimmel segment, Driver spoke briefly about the role and what drew him to it. “I was a big X-Men fan when I was a kid,” Driver said. “The TV show was right in my generation. It’s huge for me. Me and my cousin, Tony, he would be Sabretooth and I would be Wolverine — it’s a big deal.”
In the comics, Mister Sinister is the persona of Dr. Nathaniel Essex, a London biologist obsessed with engineering humanity into a perfect race of superhumans. When Kimmel mentioned the name of the supervillain on the segment, Driver couldn’t help but smile.
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It’s a character he’s clearly excited about playing. As Kimmel pointed out on the show,
