Why Kit Connor's Probable Cyclops Casting Upsets 'Heartstopper' Fans

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Ever since his noticeable bulk-up during Heartstopper, Kit Connor’s name has been thrown around in fan-castings for several Marvel superheroes. And now, it sounds like the actor is finally joining the MCU... except his reported role isn’t being met with excitement by everyone. Heartstopper fans in particular had the perfect Marvel hero in mind for Connor to portray, but it’s not the character he’s being eyed to play.

On Aug. 6, Deadline published a report claiming that Connor is Marvel’s top choice to suit up as their new iteration of the X-Men’s leader, Cyclops. This came as a bit of a surprise, since