Marvel Studios has cast Kit Connor, who is best known for the gay romance series Heartstopper, to portray one of the most famous superheroes in an upcoming reboot of the X-Men film series. According to Deadline, the 22-year-old Connor will play Cyclops in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Cyclops, whose civilian name is Scott Summers, is usually portrayed as the captain and leader of the X-Men team. Marsden will also reprise his Cyclops role for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. The X-Men series has been a hit or miss series for critics — mostly misses — though they still earned well at the box office.