{
  "id": 11038014,
  "title": "New Professor X Christopher Abbott's big introduction didn't go as planned",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/new-professor-x-christopher-abbotts-big-introduction-didnt-go-as",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T15:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/christopher-abbott-professor-x-x-men-reboot"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Christopher Abbott, the newly appointed Professor X in the upcoming X-Men reboot, experienced a rocky introduction to his role. Despite appearing alongside other well-known actors like Inde Navarrette, Maya Boyd, and Adam Driver, Abbott's first appearance at the Disney event lacked the enthusiasm he had hoped for. He recounted feeling both elated and deflated, stating, \"I almost did a fist pump when I walked out, and then I felt like the applause was muted.\" Abbott, who has previously starred in films like East Of Eden, described his first public exposure as Professor X as \"almost like a video game, or a dream.\" The new X-Men film, set to release on May 5, 2028, will be directed by Jake Schreier and feature a star-studded cast including Sadie Sink, Kit Connor, and Samara Weaving.",
  "summary": "\"Nobody knew who I was,\" the Girls actor said of his anticlimactic debut before fans at D23 in August.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}