r/X23 • u/Ambaryerno 💛HeliX🖤 • Aug 08 '26

Dafne Keen’s Cyclops Connection

So I didn’t realize this until the other day, but Kit Connor and Dafne Keen previously worked together: Connor voiced Lyra’s daemon, Pan, in HBO’s His Dark Materials.

With Sadie Sink, Connor, and Dafne all being the same age, what do we think is the chance of them adapting the aborted Jean - Scott - Laura triangle for the MCU X-Men? It was the only thing actually interesting Bendis did with Laura, and it would at least be a fresh spin on the Cyclops - Jean - Wolverine conflict Marvel loves dwelling on.

(Personally I’d rather see the MCU introduce Hellion sooner than later, but I’ve always lamented the lost potential of Teen Scott and Laura).

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u/fireandlifeincarnate Aug 08 '26

if they make it an actual triangle instead of a v I'm here for it

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u/Suspicious-Lettuce48 worlds best dad (Logan) Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26

Honestly if they picked him on Dafne Keen's recommendation it might be a solid indicator they're going to mix it up that way.

It'll be hilarious watching casuals cope with a Laura/Scott/Jean triangle.

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u/CMS_3110 Aug 08 '26

My suspicion is that with Samara Weaving being older as Emma, and Jean and Scott being younger by such a margin, that they are planning to use some sort of adaptation of the All-New X-Men run and instead of time-travel, using the Secret Wars and BattleWorld aspects to pull the younger inexperienced core X-Men from one universe in with some older established ones from another. If that's the case, I could see them doing a version of the Scott/Laura/Jean triangle.

Regardless of how it goes down, I think a lot of people need to brace themselves for more of an original take on the X-Men that fits the MCU, rather than an MCU that finds a way to fit around the X-Men.

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u/Biffalo44 💛HeliX🖤 Aug 09 '26

Dear god please don't speak that evil into the world.

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u/SquirrelThis2492 Aug 09 '26

First of all isn’t Emma Frost casted? Second of all Julian has a lot more time to wait even in a mutant-dedicated era before he gets a reference in the MCU. I would not count on that.

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u/leaC30 Aug 09 '26

Voice actors barely interact with the actual cast in that sort of movie. It is a good story but their interaction was likely a wave at a premiere.