Marvel Studios has found its Angel. Asa Germann, best known for playing Sam Riordan on Amazon’s “Gen V,” has been cast as Warren Worthington III, also known as Angel, in the studio’s upcoming “X-Men” reboot.
The casting was first reported by Deadline and later confirmed by Variety and other outlets on September 10. It adds another young star with ties to “The Boys” universe to Marvel’s rebuilt roster of mutant heroes.
“Gen V” was Amazon’s spinoff of “The Boys,” and it was canceled after two seasons earlier this year. Germann’s jump to a major Marvel Cinematic Universe role is a significant career turn just months after that cancellation.
A consolation role that worked out
According to ComicBook.com, Germann originally auditioned for Cyclops, the role that eventually went to Kit Connor. Kevin Feige, Marvel’s chief creative officer, reportedly liked his audition enough to offer him Angel instead.
The “X-Men” reboot, directed by Jake Schreier, already has a stacked cast. Sadie Sink plays Jean Grey, Kit Connor is Cyclops, Christopher Abbott takes on Professor Charles Xavier, Samara Weaving plays Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette is Rogue, Maya Boyd plays Storm, and Adam Driver has been cast as the villain Mr. Sinister. The film is scheduled for release on May 5, 2028.
Who is Angel, and why the role matters
Warren Worthington III is one of the original five X-Men created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appearing in “X-Men” #1 in 1963. In the comics he is a wealthy heir whose feathered wings let him fly, a mutation he cannot hide the way many other characters can.
That visibility is the core of the character. Angel has always been written as someone who is admired for his mutation in public while privately struggling with what it costs him, a dynamic that gives the role more depth than a simple flying superhero.
Angel has appeared on screen twice before. Ben Foster played him in 2006’s “X-Men: The Last Stand,” and Ben Hardy took on the role in 2016’s “X-Men: Apocalypse,” where the character was transformed into Archangel, one of Apocalypse’s steel-winged horsemen. Both films gave the character limited screen time, and fans have long argued he was underused. Marvel Studios now has a chance to build him out properly within a single ongoing story rather than a rushed ensemble film.
Why this matters beyond the casting news
This is Marvel Studios’ first ground-up “X-Men” film since Disney’s 2019 acquisition of 21st Century Fox brought the mutant franchise back under the same roof as the Avengers, meaning these characters can now theoretically cross over with the rest of the MCU for the first time.
That matters well beyond Hollywood trade press. Marvel films consistently rank among the biggest box office draws in Pakistani cinemas, with releases like “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continuing to top local box office charts for weeks, as Wire Examiner has previously reported. A high-profile “X-Men” relaunch carries the same commercial weight and fan anticipation among South Asian audiences who have followed the franchise since the original 2000 film.
For now, Marvel has not released details on Angel’s specific arc in the new film or confirmed whether the Archangel transformation will factor into the story. With the cast rounding into shape more than a year and a half before release, expect further casting announcements and plot details to trickle out over the coming months.
