RUMOR: The Russo Brothers Will Oversee X-MEN Reboot And More After AVENGERS: SECRET WARS Release

According to a new rumour, the Russo Brothers' return to Marvel Studios will last well beyond the Multiverse Saga's conclusion as they've signed a deal to oversee the upcoming X-Men reboot and more...

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By JoshWilding - Jan 26, 2025 05:01 AM EST

Filed Under: X-Men

There's no denying that Marvel Studios struggled to find its footing after Avengers: Endgame. After losing several actors and filmmakers, not to mention suddenly being tasked with developing TV shows alongside movies, Kevin Feige has occasionally struggled to keep the Multiverse Saga on course.

The removal of writers Jeff Loveness and Michael Waldron from the next Avengers movies - and the return of the Russo Brothers - was seen as a righting of the ship by many. Now, the filmmakers will helm Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.

Beyond that? Well, they're going nowhere if a new rumour is to be believed.

According to insider Daniel Richtman, the Russos aren't walking away from the Marvel Cinematic Universe when the Multiverse Saga ends. Instead, they've "already signed a deal" to "oversee additional projects" for the next Saga, including Marvel Studios' X-Men reboot!

Whether they'll direct any of those remains to be seen, though we wouldn't exactly be shocked if Feige chooses them to take charge of the MCU's first X-Men movie as that needs to be a hit if mutants are going to thrive alongside Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

As you may recall, recent rumours have pointed to Mister Sinister being the big bad of the X-Men franchise, something we've long suspected after Fox's efforts focused on Magneto (not to mention Sinister's prominent role in X-Men '97).

The Mutant Saga's next big event, meanwhile, is rumoured to be Avengers vs. X-Men and that's a movie we could definitely see being on Joe and Anthony's radar. Of course, the duo might not be alone in being part of the next Saga if recent reports about Robert Downey Jr.'s future as Doctor Doom are accurate.

It's been widely theorised that the upcoming Doomsday and Secret Wars might pit Earth-616's Mightiest Heroes against Earth-10005 X-Men and, while that may still happen, it seems Marvel Studios is looking to save the concept for Avengers vs. X-Men (which arguably makes more sense once that new MCU team of mutants is properly established).

"I think you will see that continues in our next few movies with some X-Men players that you might recognize," Feige teased last November. "Right after that, the whole story of Secret Wars really leads us into a new age of mutants and of the X-Men. Again, [it’s] one of those dreams come true. We finally have the X-Men back."

Avengers: Doomsday is set to be released in May 2026, with Avengers: Secret Wars scheduled to arrive in May 2027.

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DocSpock - 1/26/2025, 5:27 AM

I doubt this.

But please let it be true.

Se4M4NSt4ine - 1/26/2025, 7:14 AM

@DocSpock - I’m sure a few years ago after Endgame, they said they’d come back to do X-Men.

https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/russo-brothers-open-to-marvel-return-x-men-fun-project/

McMurdo - 1/26/2025, 11:19 AM

@DocSpock - I'd honestly prefer it isn't true. Homogenization risk at this point and under the Russos, all the powerful players get needed or regulated to the sidelines. Scared Hulk, drunk fatty Thor. Dr Strange is supposedly not even in Doomsday. I would like some fresh creative on X Men but that's just me.

Comicmoviejunki - 1/26/2025, 8:01 PM

@McMurdo - did you say homo?

McMurdo - 1/26/2025, 9:03 PM

@Comicmoviejunki -

ProfessorWhy - 1/26/2025, 5:37 AM

Oversee means executive produce, which I'm cool with. Some Tonal continuity and quality control would be great. Use 97 as a template for costume and character, keep the theme song. Hamm for sinister. Don't make all the x-men young. The new Wolvie needs to be a tiny hairy animal you cowards

WruceBayne - 1/26/2025, 11:59 AM

@ProfessorWhy - unfortunately for us, Hugh Jackman is the new Wolverine. 🤦🏾‍♂️

ProfessorWhy - 1/26/2025, 12:05 PM

@WruceBayne - I will never stop resisting Tallverine, who can't slice thru a locked door

CaptainTriip - 1/26/2025, 3:37 PM

@ProfessorWhy - 100% + would asking for the subtlest hint of a Canadian accent be so wrong?

dragon316 - 1/26/2025, 3:44 PM

@ProfessorWhy - never noticed that until someone mentioned it in comment section most things in it was forgettable, no mention of short Rohde and blade ?

dragon316 - 1/26/2025, 3:46 PM

@CaptainTriip - black widow is from Russia she speak English perfect no accent there I talk to many Canadians not many of them have accents they sound American

dragon316 - 1/26/2025, 3:47 PM

@ProfessorWhy - and new blade need be foot taller same Jim Rohdes with more muscle , and micheal Keaton well no one compalined about Keaton in all black costume being 5 foot tall when Batman is 6 foot tall in books

ItsNotForMeWahh - 1/26/2025, 5:42 AM

ProfessorWhy - 1/26/2025, 6:21 AM

@ItsNotForMeWahh - 👍ayyyyyyyyy👍

ObserverIO - 1/26/2025, 6:15 AM

Adapt Giant Size X-Men #1! Cyclops as the main character, the only one to escape the island of Krakoa who now has to recruit and lead a new team of mutants to go back to the island on a rescue mission.

JayLemle - 1/26/2025, 6:30 AM

The Russo's are getting the James Gunn studio treatment!

The Russo's made four EXCELLENT MCU films. My opinion is that this is a positive move in the right direction. They were tasked with directing so many actors and keeping the story coherent. They know how to balance screentime and with A-List actors/characters too. They seemed to genuinely enjoy what they were doing as far as working with the MCU went. If anyone is a good fit for overseeing the next saga, the Russo's are definitely it.

McMurdo - 1/26/2025, 11:22 AM

@JayLemle - nah Endgame sucked because of Hulk and Thor alone IMO. IW was good minus scared Hulk, which absolutely tarnished that film when compared to Whedon's Avengers. I still don't think they've topped the very first Avengers film

JayLemle - 1/26/2025, 3:34 PM

@McMurdo - that's fair. I do understand people's complaints about turning Thor into a dopey comedy act. Also, Hulk... malfunctioning. It's obvious I'm letting my bias affect my opinion of the Russo's. Another outlandish take, but Avengers 1, to me, is like our Iron Man 1. An underground, raw film that is so impactful. The MCU was well on its way to success by 2012. That movie is definitely on a much smaller scale vs IW and Endgame.

Once DOOMSDAY and Secret Wars drop, perhaps I can have a more critical opinion. I've been collecting comics since 1991, and I have a great understanding of the Multiverse in the books. The Multiverse has been mishandled so badly during this current saga. It is all over the place to the point I'm confused what Marvel is trying to do. My ONE hope for the closers of this saga is that everything comes together for a finale. What I mean by that is all questions some of us have about what they're trying to do, that the saga can end without asking "Well, what about Moon Knight." "Shang-Chi was billed as the 'next Avenger,' so what about him?" Lingering questions about what the Multiverse is doing, characters missing for a few years have plagued this current saga. I am THANKFUL for Deadpool 3 explaining that branch of what's happening in the MV in a way that I can understand. I hope DOOMSDAY and SW complete the MV saga and send it off so it doesn't muddy the waters for the Mutant Saga.

McMurdo - 1/26/2025, 5:49 PM

@JayLemle - i hear ya man. It'll be a miracle at this point if this saga makes even a little sense come Secret Wars. Fingers crossed. Feels like it's just been a lot of throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks once Kang fell apart.

vectorsigma - 1/26/2025, 6:39 AM

Overrated directors.

Rode the cbm hype wave stated by avengers 1. During the the hype cbms can do no wrong.

Do that now with low mcu hype, talk of superhero fatigue and feige bringing in mediocre projects left and right.

Add to that the fact that there is no core avengers team that the audience will care about. Secret wars will be just one big reliance on spiderman, wolverine and deadpool.

Arthorious - 1/26/2025, 8:32 AM

@vectorsigma - you know you’re on to something. Outside of the MCU, their latest movies have been mediocre

TrentCrimm - 1/26/2025, 9:39 AM

@vectorsigma -

Outside of CBMs I think they're overrated, but there's no denying they know how to craft a superhero story. They've knocked it out of the park in that regard, every time.

vectorsigma - 1/26/2025, 9:41 AM

@Arthorious - i was never a fan of their work. Sure i liled catws, iw and endgame but it is not because of them that made those movies great.

And yeah, their work outside of marvel - in which they had no hype to start with - have been all bad and even with the netflix money and big stars (gray man)

vectorsigma - 1/26/2025, 9:46 AM

@TrentCrimm - that's the thing, so far, their cbm movies have all been received well because the hype back then is too high and marvel was in the zone back then that they can bring any director and their films will do no wrong.

So how are they going to perform now that the hype is not there? Like their situation outside of cbms and we know how they fared on that.

Will be interesting to see. I like secret wars to be great but im not a fan of the two and i think they are overrated.

McMurdo - 1/26/2025, 11:24 AM

@vectorsigma - honestly you aren't wrong. They haven't topped Cap 2 Winter Soldier and many of the best Avengers characters suffered under their command. But perhaps that's more on Christopher Marcus and Stephen McFeeley.

TrentCrimm - 1/26/2025, 1:00 PM

@vectorsigma -

Personally I think it's a case of them needing to "stick to what they know", imo these are the stories they're best at crafting, so I'm hopeful that they'll bring the MCU back closer to where it was.

They certainly cant make it any worse imo lol

UltimaRex - 1/26/2025, 6:46 AM

Just let them move in rent free.

MurfDyson - 1/26/2025, 7:24 AM

Cool if true, they seem to have a good handle on Marvel characters.

Spike101 - 1/26/2025, 7:25 AM

Loved the Winter Soldier, Civil War I found a bit difficult because the butchered Zemo. Infinity War amazing, but then Endgame was a bit of a mess. Let’s see what they do with Doomsday which I think is going to be a difficult sell with no Ironman or Steve Rogers as Captain America, and RDJ back but as Doom.

Nolanite - 1/26/2025, 7:29 AM

I hope that whatever houses the Russo's own burn to the ground and into ashes.

Keep them away from the emm she ewe. Their kind is not wanted. May the emm she ewe burn to the ground as well.

Nolanite out

ProfessorWhy - 1/26/2025, 7:48 AM

@Nolanite - nice comment. Your making A- holes look bad

AllsGood - 1/26/2025, 7:34 AM

All the talk Marvel Studios is Rebooting

TheVisionary25 - 1/26/2025, 8:02 AM

Interesting…

Idk if I buy this as of yet since the Russo’s still have their own production company to oversee also but could see it being a possibility since they had said that they had been talking to Marvel about different projects until Doomsday & Secret Wars came around.

Personally , I would rather we get fresh blood but it’s hard to not be intrigued by them potentially having more influence over the MCU and especially X Men since they have done well with ensembles in this universe so I would be cool with this if true!!.

Izaizaiza - 1/26/2025, 8:11 AM

Could possibly be good. The Winter Soldier is still the best Marvel movie, in my opinion. I just hope they clean this slate and recast every character. No Foxmen carrying over

gambgel - 1/26/2025, 8:54 AM

please, dont let them direct.

overseing the X-Men first steps... ok, but the future of the MCU and specially the X-Men universe need new voices, and not the same approach/style of the Avengers. New filmakers or someone known and respected but new to the genre would be appreciated

WEAPONXOXOXO - 1/26/2025, 9:04 AM

The TV shows are bad and are ruining the appeal for the movie.
Also the movies have been bad since EndGame with 1 or 2 exceptions

Huskers - 1/26/2025, 9:45 AM

Great maybe they’ll do for Wolverine what they did for Hulk and Thor! 🙄

BruceWayng - 1/26/2025, 10:16 AM

It’s crazy how Marvel actually got me excited again for the MCU…except that now I’m just anxiously waiting to see how they’re going to fugg up the X-Men…

They have done so much brand damage and wasted so much time that it seems like they really truly can’t move forward without rebooting the whole MCU

slickrickdesigns - 1/26/2025, 10:26 AM

The answer is always the Super Bowl.

MakeAmericaGrea - 1/26/2025, 11:46 AM

Will Nightcrawler sit in a group therapy session and cry about his ex husband?

Will Jean, Storm, Rogue, and Kitty leave the men during a fight when they are needed to make a statement about possessing ovaries? And will Henrietta McCoy join them?

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RUMOR: The Russo Brothers Will Oversee X-MEN Reboot And More After AVENGERS: SECRET WARS Release

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