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Ben Wang in Talks to Play Iceman in Marvel's X-Men Reboot

The actor enters negotiations for the role of Bobby Drake, a founding member of the mutant team.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 2 Nov 2026 · updated 4d ago

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First reported by Deadline, 1h 18m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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How the odds moved · Evan Peters
0%50%100%1%1 Nov, 20:17 UTCnowVariety: ‘X-Men’: ‘Hunger Games’ Actor Ben Wang Circling Iceman Role in Marvel’s Reboot · 2 Nov, 20:37 UTCThe A.V. Club: The Long Walk's Ben Wang freezes competition to become Marvel's new Iceman · 2 Nov, 21:38 UTCDeadline: Ben Wang Circling Iceman Role In Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ · 2 Nov, 19:18 UTC

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The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 2 Nov 2026. Deadline published first, on 2 November at 19:18 UTC; Variety followed 1h 19m later. The most recent article, from The A.V. Club, appeared on 2 November at 21:38 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), Deadline, The A.V. Club.

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  • Evan Peters — the market puts it at 1%, closing 1 Jan 2029. The outcome is Yes if Evan Peters is officially cast as Iceman in a new Marvel Studios X-Men movie before January 1, 2029. Otherwise, the outcome is No. Readers often mistake the linked story about Ben Wang for the resolution condition, but only Evan Peters' casting counts.

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  1. DeadlineBen Wang Circling Iceman Role In Marvel’s ‘X-Men’1%
  2. Variety‘X-Men’: ‘Hunger Games’ Actor Ben Wang Circling Iceman Role in Marvel’s Reboot1%
  3. The A.V. ClubThe Long Walk's Ben Wang freezes competition to become Marvel's new Iceman1%
  4. Current odds1%

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  1. ‘X-Men’: ‘Hunger Games’ Actor Ben Wang Circling Iceman Role in Marvel’s Reboot Variety ·
  2. The Long Walk's Ben Wang freezes competition to become Marvel's new Iceman The A.V. Club
  3. Ben Wang Circling Iceman Role In Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Deadline

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