While it was long-rumored that Stranger Things alum Sadie Sink would play telepath Jean Grey alongside Tom Holland's Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, audiences didn't get confirmation until the movie opened in theaters July 31. "Kevin [Feige] and Louis [D’Esposito] from Marvel called me, set up a meeting, and just told me about the character, about her role in Spider-Man," Sink said in a postmortem interview with Variety. What The MCU Future Holds for Sadie Sink's Jean Grey"I think that’s what X-Men is all about," Sink shared. Sadie Sink attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Columbia Pictures' Spider-Man: Brand New Day at Dolby Theatre on July 27, 2026 in Hollywood, California. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now playing in theaters.