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Variety has seemingly confirmed that “Thunderbolts*” director Jake Schreier will be helming Marvel’s next stab at an “X-Men” film.
In a story about Marvel’s 2028 release dates, it was speculated that the “X-Men” reboot could be one of the features scheduled for the year. It was mentioned that Jake Schreier had been chosen as the director for the film, though this is the first time that’s been confirmed.
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There were reports in May that Schreier was in early talks to possibly direct “X-Men”, including speculation that the reason the director had been turning down work from other studios was to make room for the Marvel feature. But it had yet to be reported that the director/film match was a lock.
Promotional material for “X2: X-Men United”.
Promotional material for “X2: X-Men United”.
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The script for the film has been written by Michael Lesslie, with Kevin Feige producing.
From one point of view, it’s a surprising confirmation considering the “Thunderbolts*” theatrical run didn’t end on a high note. In spite of high critical praise and a promising opening weekend, the Marvel film only amassed $380 million against a production budget of $180 million, officially flopping.
Of course, the X-Men are a much different animal than the Thunderbolts. On the comic book stands and to movie audiences, the X-Men are a much better-known and proven property.
Marvel fans have been waiting for years to see what Marvel Studios would do with beloved characters like Wolverine, Professor X, and Magneto. Few fans, on the other hand, were on the edge of their seat to see the next movie with Red Guardian.
Now that we know who will be helming the first MCU “X-Men” film, we still need to wait to learn exactly who will be in the film. We know many of the stars from the Fox X-Men films will be appearing in “Avengers: Doomsday”, including Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn and James Marsden.
Add to that Channing Tatum, whose version of Gambit finally got its chance to shine in last year’s “Deadpool & Wolverine,” but has never been shown as part of an X-Men team on the big screen.
There is also continuing speculation that Hugh Jackman will appear in either “Doomsday” and/or the follow-up “Avengers: Secret Wars”.
But will Schreier use X-Men we already know and love, or will he introduce us to a brand new batch of mutant heroes?
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