Why Marvel's X-Men Cast Actually Makes Sense #xmen

X-Men movie plot At D23, Marvel put six X-Men names on a stage, and Adam Driver came on by video with a joke about playing Magneto. Then he said his character's real name, Nathaniel Milbury, and the room kept laughing. For a month the internet argued about whether Samara Weaving is the right Emma Frost. Nobody looked up Milbury. I did, and it changes what this X-Men movie is about. Then read the X-Men cast in the order Marvel hired it: Sadie Sink's Jean Grey, Kit Connor's Scott Summers, Samara Weaving's Emma Frost, Christopher Abbott's Professor X, Maya Boyd's Storm, Inde Navarrette's Rogue and Asa Germann's Angel, with Jake Schreier directing. None of these picks is random, and the ones people are angriest about make the most sense once you see what they're for. This is the first episode of DEVELOPING, a new format for movies that are years out and arrive one announcement at a time. Every read on the X-Men movie goes on a board with a date on it, and every new name either sharpens the picture or breaks it. Watch to the end for the announcements that would prove me wrong, and put yours in the comments. The board is at knowitallnation.com/developing. Subscribe for more X-Men breakdowns:    / @arealknowitall   00:00 Adam Driver's Magneto Joke at D23 01:47 Who Is Nathaniel Milbury? 03:08 Sadie Sink and Kit Connor: Jean and Scott 04:33 Samara Weaving's Emma Frost 05:48 Christopher Abbott's Professor X 07:10 Maya Boyd's Storm and Inde Navarrette's Rogue 08:38 Asa Germann's Angel and Jake Schreier 10:32 Who's Missing From the Cast 12:04 The Board So Far 13:09 Why There's No Know-It-All Index 14:11 Tell Me What Breaks It