{
  "id": 17930601,
  "title": "Karate Kid star Ben Wang in talks to play Iceman in Marvel’s new X-Men film",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/karate-kid-star-ben-wang-in-talks-to-play-iceman-in-marvels-new-x-men",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T07:16:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/hollywood/karate-kid-star-ben-wang-in-talks-to-play-iceman-in-marvels-new-x-men-film-1.500733830"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dubai: Marvel Studios may have found its Iceman. Ben Wang, star of Karate Kid: Legends and The Long Walk, is in talks to play Bobby Drake, better known as Iceman, in Marvel's upcoming X-Men film, The Wrap reported, following an initial report by Deadline. Who is Iceman? Iceman is one of the five original X-Men and first appeared in The X-Men #1 in 1963. He's a mutant who can generate ice and…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "The Long Walk's Ben Wang freezes competition to become Marvel's new Iceman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/the-long-walks-ben-wang-freezes-competition-to-become-marvels-new",
        "published": "2026-11-02T21:38:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}