Marvel Studios Rumored To Be Planning A BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS Movie

Marvel Studios Rumored To Be Planning A BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS Movie

Magneto is not expected to appear in the upcoming X-Men reboot, and we may now know why. A new rumor is claiming that Marvel Studios is planning a Brotherhood of Mutants movie...

By MarkCassidy - Dec 21, 2023 03:12 PM EST
Filed Under: X-Men

A recent rumor claimed that Marvel Studios was planning several mutant-focused movies/shows in addition to the main X-Men reboot, and (supposed) details on some of these projects have begun to filter through.

We've heard that an Avengers vs. X-Men movie might be in the early planning stages (we assume this would be a massive end-of-phase event), and Daniel Richtman is now reporting that Kevin Feige is also interested in developing a Brotherhood of Mutants film.

If true, this could explain why Magneto is not expected to be a part of the X-Men reboot, as Erik Lehnsherr would (presumably) lead the team.

A version of the Brotherhood appeared in the original X-Men movie, with Magneto leading Mystique, Toad and Sabretooth. There have been numerous other members and leaders over the years in the comic books, including Pyro, Blob, Mastermind, Destiny, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch (could there be a place in the group for Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff, perhaps?)

There are quite a few X-Men related rumors doing the rounds online at the moment from various different sources, but we wouldn't put too much stock in them for the time being. Even if some or all are on the level, these projects are likely in the earliest stages of development, and are all subject to change.

That said, Marvel Studios shifting focus to the X-Men/mutants in the near future exactly be a major surprise, since Feige and co. will likely be looking for a way to refresh and rejuvenate the MCU after a series of disappointing Phase 5 entries, and what better way to do that than to add the Children of the Atom to the mix?

Feige assured fans that a reboot was in the works shortly after Disney acquired 20th Century Fox's assets back in 2019, but we haven't had a single official update until recently.

There were rumors that contractual issues may have been preventing Marvel Studios from introducing new actors as established mutant characters such as Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, etc, to The MCU. It's said that if Marvel wanted to reboot the team using any of the same characters from Fox's franchise before 2025, the likes of Simon Kinberg, Bryan Singer and co. would be, at minimum, entitled to credits and compensation, and may even have some degree of creative control as well.

We have no idea if this is true, but it would explain why there's been radio silence on all things X-Men since 2019, and why the only established mutant characters we've seen in The MCU since is Professor Xavier in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - with Sir Patrick Stewart reprising the role, and Kelsey Grammar as Beast in The Marvels' post-credits scene.

Hugh Jackman is also set to return as Logan for the upcoming Deadpool 3.

This wouldn't prohibit Marvel from debuting new mutant heroes and villains with no connection to the earlier films, however, which we saw when Kamala Khan was ret-conned as a mutant in the season finale of Ms. Marvel.

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WhateverItTakes
WhateverItTakes - 12/21/2023, 3:58 PM
They can't use the word brother unless they mean brother

mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 12/21/2023, 4:28 PM
@HeWhoBeatsDames - Yeah can't wait for multiverse Tony Stark to be Magneto
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 12/21/2023, 3:58 PM
So many rumors! Y'all oughtta change the name of this website to Fleetwood Mac. AYYYYY!
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 12/21/2023, 4:18 PM
@ClintThaHamster - are all these rumors coming from the same tweet or podcast? Seems like they’re all from one source.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 12/21/2023, 4:02 PM
That's actually a pretty genius idea. And they could build up to a massive conflict with a big avengers level trilogy.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 12/21/2023, 4:03 PM

Magneto is so compelling that he can lead his own project.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 12/21/2023, 4:04 PM
Hopefully Doom will have his own project as well. Deserves as much as love as Magneto.
cadunovaes01
cadunovaes01 - 12/21/2023, 4:07 PM
Rumor is the new black
soberchimera
soberchimera - 12/21/2023, 4:11 PM
Wow, Feige has absolutely no idea what to do with this franchise. They are literally throwing spaghetti at the wall.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 12/21/2023, 4:14 PM
@soberchimera - isn't brainstorming hoe you figure things out? He hasn't said a word nor officially greenlit anything and have said repeatedly they don't want to rush the mutants out there.

I don't get your logic here. Should he automatically know the order of every xmen related thing?
pitbull76
pitbull76 - 12/21/2023, 4:23 PM
@MyCoolYoung - lmfao a hoe going to hoe. People don't understand how much is riding on this.I like X-Men way more than Avengers so if I have to be patient and the get it right I'm cool
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 12/21/2023, 4:24 PM
@soberchimera - So, you believe that all of these rumors are true?
soberchimera
soberchimera - 12/21/2023, 5:01 PM
@MyCoolYoung - Should he automatically know the order of every xmen related thing?
I'm not even being remotely facetious when I say, yes he absolutely should. A Brotherhood of Mutants movie instead of an X-Force, Alpha Flight, or Excalibur movie is just a beyond bizarre choice that nobody wants. Of course there's going to be some brainstorming involved, but the failure of the Suicide Squad franchise should be a big indicator that audiences aren't hungry for villain teams.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 12/21/2023, 6:19 PM
@soberchimera -

I am not defending or attacking anyone here but this is a rumor which could have come out of a brain storming session which could have come after a plan of order was already in Feiges head and these ideas may have been pitched by others and never come into existance.

Not all teams of villains are the same, Magneto leading a team is a case of one that could work but not saying it will or that they should go there however in order of the teams you listed appearing in the comics...

Brotherhood of Mutants 1964
Alpho Flight 1979
Excalibur 1987
X-Force 1991

So in terms of order and name recognition of having Magneto and possibly Scarlet Witch on the team...
...the ONLY issue is it being traditionaly a villain team not a hero one which is always a fair point.

Final point we have no clue the actual order or timeline or likely the full list of all things under consideration. This is likely mostly the planning for a new mutant saga not part of this multiverse arc at all. If it is part of this saga likely talking an alt timeline Brotherhood facing the big bad before being sent to Battleworld to face an Avengers team and or Xmen team to save their respective worlds or some such.

If it IS rumors post Secret Wars they will be spitballing the entire direction of the saga and coming up with film ideas for at least a five year duration over likely the entirity of the first two phases of that next saga.

The scooper is just spoon feeding the juicy and/or most controversial ideas they maybe bounced around for attention and clicks even if those ideas are seven years away and won't be one of the first few films

I mean we have already had 'scoops' of also getting a Midnight Sons proect, an Xmen film, several other mutant centric project (which could include those you listed), Young Avengers, Avengers v Xmen on top of all the prior projects non of which have been confirmed dropped like F4, Blade, Thor 5, Nova, Shang Chi 2, Eternals 2, Spider-man 4, the Okoye project and additionaly an eyes of Wakanda project and a BP3 most likely and a whole load more so unless they are ditching stuff feels like we are talking all this stuff likely spread over anything upto a decade, lol.

BIG thing is key, this is a rumor someone could have been made up or stuff pitched to Feige and co that could be rejected precisely becase they already know the order of every xmen related thing they want to do over the course of a five year span from the starting point of doing any. Ideas thrown about in brain storming and/or pitch sessions never auto means those in charge do not have a plan or don't know what they are doing (although always possible) but does suggest they are at least open to other ideas and course corrections where needed which on their own are not bad things.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 12/21/2023, 6:53 PM
@soberchimera - while they don't generally have their own titled comics like the others, I'm willing to go out on a limb and say casual fans and GA are far more familiar with the Brotherhood than the others you listed.

I'd personally be down for it before the others as it's something that can be formed entirely independently from them and a way to explore mutantkind before bringing in the X-Men. It also sets up conflict for the X-Men ahead of their debut and can showcase the Brotherhood individually in a way that they probably wouldn't have as much room for in an already X-Men focused film.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 12/21/2023, 7:09 PM
@Slotherin - Actualy was a Brotherhood comic run back in 2001 I think, no clue if it was any good or anything but just know it exists and yeh the GA are likely more aware of them than most the other teams listed.

While back there was rumors we'd get a bunch of films set in other timelines after it all goes to hell leading into all meeting up in secret wars on battleworld, this could be one of those or something set after Secret wars setting up the key players for a mutant saga if it is true at all.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 12/21/2023, 8:42 PM
@soberchimera - yall always say who asked for something but who ask for anything? Establishing magneto is essential to the xmem mythos.

What you're saying isn't remotely realistic and your expectations don't make an idea bad
soberchimera
soberchimera - 12/22/2023, 11:53 AM
@MyCoolYoung - yall always say who asked for something but who ask for anything?
People have been asking for the original 5 X-Men for years as well as Alpha Flight, X-Force, and Excalibur films. There's been virtually no static online for a BoM film simply because they don't have a worthwhile comic series worth adapting whereas the other teams do. You don't need to introduce Magneto in a BoM team film, especially since the character has been done to death in the Fox films, just introduce him as an antagonist in an MCU X-Men film down the line, that's perfectly realistic and expected.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 12/22/2023, 11:56 AM
@Slotherin - I'm willing to go out on a limb and say casual fans and GA are far more familiar with the Brotherhood than the others you listed
Audience familiarity is irrelevant, basically the GA was unfamiliar with the majority of MCU characters besides Hulk.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 12/22/2023, 2:47 PM
@soberchimera - if audience familiarity doesn't matter then what does it matter if anyone is asking for this or not?
soberchimera
soberchimera - 12/22/2023, 8:23 PM
@Slotherin - The audience IS familiar with the Brotherhood of Mutants though, they were heavily featured in the Fox films. Still unnecessary for them to make a movie around them. Who are they supposed to fight? The government, Hellfire Club, Purifiers? The X-Men already do that, if you want an edgier version of the X-Men, do an X-Force movie, and let the villains stay villains.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 12/24/2023, 11:04 AM
@soberchimera - the comics didn't even let the villains stay just villains the moment they retooled characters like Magneto.

Also you can have them be villains and just use hero antagonists.

Just because a character is a protagonist doesn't make them suddenly not a villain as well.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 12/24/2023, 11:09 AM
@soberchimera - if they wished to subvert the cliches, the movie can largely be about the formation of the Brotherhood and why they exist without focusing on a designated antagonist.

The Brotherhood is only dependent on establishing an antagonistic public/society towards mutants and mutants who feel they need to band together against that society.

You can still play them up as villainous while garnering sympathy for their plight and an understanding of the perspective of mutants who don't get someone like an Xavier in their lives (or who flat out disagree with him).
Slotherin
Slotherin - 12/24/2023, 11:11 AM
@soberchimera - I don't want an edgier X-Men and I'm not really even sure I want X-Force... I want to see the world of mutants approached from another angle.
We got a whole bunch of films dedicated to the MLK way of dealing with hate... I want to see some Malcolm X.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 12/24/2023, 6:49 PM
@Slotherin - We'll see. I just think there are more worthy and fruitful mutant books to adapt.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 12/24/2023, 9:46 PM
@soberchimera - fair enough. I admittedly don't know much about the others besides X-Force existing and being an X-Men associated thing. And the adaptation in Deadpool 2 that I don't for a moment presume is accurate.
Alpha Flight is like a Canadian team, right?
Is Excalibur like a European team?
What's the appeal to the different teams?
soberchimera
soberchimera - 12/25/2023, 11:54 AM
@Slotherin - I would highly recommend Rick Remender's Uncanny X-Force. They are basically the black ops squad of the X-Men. Alpha Flight is the government sponsored team from Canada, they have mutants, magic users, and tech-based heroes, so they're a cool mix. Excalibur is the UK based team with Captain Britain.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 12/26/2023, 2:57 PM
@soberchimera - nice. Yeah, that description of X-Force sounds on point with what I know of them and makes sense of the edgier X-men comment.

Alpha Flight sounds a lot like Canadian Avengers so I like the sound of that.


I know New Mutants wasn't everyone's cup of tea but I liked what the movie did to world build and explore the concept of the world of mutants when they don't have something like the X-Men actively there for them.
That whole showing another side is where I could give credence to something like a Brotherhood film if done right or another (more comic accurate) take on X-Force.
seismicblast
seismicblast - 12/21/2023, 4:12 PM
"...why the only established mutant character we've seen in The MCU since is Professor Xavier in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"

*Ahem* Kelsey Grammer's Hank McCoy
Slotherin
Slotherin - 12/21/2023, 6:55 PM
@seismicblast - not sure if it was fixed after or what, but the article currently does mention Beast.
Granted they're still forgetting that Kamala was confirmed as a mutant and Namor identified as one.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 12/21/2023, 7:13 PM
@Slotherin - Kamala is a discount mutant
HumanRubiksCube
HumanRubiksCube - 12/21/2023, 4:14 PM
is this comicbookrumours.com???
Slotherin
Slotherin - 12/24/2023, 11:04 AM
@HumanRubiksCube - yes?
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 12/21/2023, 4:20 PM
This would be awesome since we never got the solo Magneto project.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 12/21/2023, 6:56 PM
@ModHaterSLADE - also a pretty good way to go about it with him as the lead and his turmoil and story driving the creation of the Brotherhood as an extension of his story,
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 12/21/2023, 7:01 PM
@Slotherin - Agreed, we can always have flashbacks to fill out his backstory anyway.
MatteMan
MatteMan - 12/21/2023, 4:31 PM
Not Sisterhood?
jst5
jst5 - 12/21/2023, 5:56 PM
@MatteMan - Yea there is no way Disney is going to call this group "the brotherhood of mutants"
GameOn
GameOn - 12/21/2023, 9:35 PM
@jst5 - You “anti-woke” nerds cry about so much fake and hypothetical shit
jst5
jst5 - 12/22/2023, 1:46 AM
@GameOn - I knew some dumbass would take the bait....hook...line....and sinker.
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