That whiplash is the first thing the new X-Men cast has to survive, and it explains why the announcements have arrived in the order they have. THR reported strong interest in Cooper Hoffman before scheduling killed it, and had Asa Germann testing. Everything else attached to this X-Men cast is rumor, and some of it is rumor with a scooper’s username on it rather than a byline. THR reported Christopher Abbott and Tom Pelphrey testing for Charles Xavier and cast doubt on the Bill Skarsgård chatter. D23 runs August 14 through 16 in Anaheim, Marvel’s panel is on the 14th, and THR reported on August 10 that the official announcement is expected there.