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Actress Sadie Sink's casting as Jean Grey was revealed July 30-31 in connection with the film "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," marking her MCU debut. The character's introduction in the Spider-Man film sets up Marvel's mutant storylines and the upcoming X-Men reboot, with Jean Grey's powers adapted differently from the comics. By early August, details emerged about how the film repurposes an abandoned X-Men storyline for the character's origin, while also establishing the framework for the Weapon X Project.