X-MEN: Marvel Studios Live-Action Reboot Gets An EXciting Update As Hunt For A Writer Nears Its End

X-MEN: Marvel Studios Live-Action Reboot Gets An EXciting Update As Hunt For A Writer Nears Its End

While the X-Men continue making sporadic Multiversal appearances in the MCU, a new update claims to reveal just how close Marvel Studios is to finding a writer for its upcoming live-action reboot...

By JoshWilding - Apr 26, 2024 04:04 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men

Over the past few years, we've seen Marvel Studios slowly start to introduce mutants in the MCU. However, while Ms. Marvel and Namor being among them has teased what may be on the horizon, the X-Men themselves have appeared in the likes of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, The Marvels, and this summer's Deadpool & Wolverine

It's beginning to feel like one of the upcoming Avengers movies will pit Earth's Mightiest Heroes against a Multiversal team of X-Men. That would make all the sense in the world in the midst of an incursion, but what of the long-awaited reboot?

According to scooper Jeff Sneider, Marvel Studios is now close to hiring a writer for their live-action X-Men movie, with an official announcement likely to be made in the "next few weeks."

The surprise success of X-Men '97 has put these characters back on the map in a big way. The excitement surrounding Deadpool & Wolverine also shows that fans are ready to see mutants in action again, and these uncanny heroes are likely exactly what the MCU needs right now.

"The X-Men are as solid and as rich and as a great a concept in characters as exist," Feige said in an interview last year. "There's the return of the animated series [this] year, which we're very excited about. I saw some new final episodes today, which really bring you back to that core of who the X-Men are and that soap opera that those characters represent."

"Part of the fun is that I've been at this company for half my life, and we're just now tapping into arguably one of the biggest aspects of the publishing history. It's pretty remarkable, and it's a testament to the house of ideas and what Marvel publishing has done these 80 years."

"The question is how to do it and when to do it, and that's something we've been working on for years," he concluded.

Very little is known about what Marvel Studios has planned for the X-Men beyond Avengers: Secret Wars, though various rumours have given us an idea of what to expect. 

Mister Sinister is believed to be a frontrunner for the franchise's new big bad and...well, that's about it. We may get the classic "First Class" or mutants or an already established team, but Kevin Feige is bound to want to do something different with these characters after 20th Century Fox's hit-or-miss efforts. 

Stay tuned for updates as we have them. 

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HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 4/26/2024, 4:17 AM
Damon Lindelof + Rian Johnson
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Conquistador
Conquistador - 4/26/2024, 5:03 AM
@HashTagSwagg - I won't lie, I'll be down for that! but i doubt they'll get much freedom and then it won't end up happening because they'll end up leaving. I just hope we get a series along side any new movie's. Disney+ is made for the mutants.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 4/26/2024, 7:01 AM
@UniqNo - Lindelof? really? I dont think the x-men need more daddy issuses and questions answered with more questions
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 4/26/2024, 7:13 AM
@UniqNo - User Comment Image
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 4/26/2024, 7:46 AM
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Conquistador
Conquistador - 4/26/2024, 7:46 AM
@HashTagSwagg - Yeah i said it, lol.


@harryba11zack - I liked Lost more than i disliked it and I also appreciated his stuff on star trek, but they promoted it very badly.

After Lindelof's Watchmen series though and how he dealt with minorities etc, i would think he would be able to handle similar themes of that nature.
Killuminatic
Killuminatic - 4/26/2024, 4:32 AM
👀🤭
Origame
Origame - 4/26/2024, 4:33 AM
Yes, such an exciting update that after all these years of them sitting on the x men franchise they're now looking for a writer 🤣
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 4/26/2024, 4:44 AM
Are they fr gonna drop an X-Men movie before Secret War!?!?!?!
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Apophis71
Apophis71 - 4/26/2024, 6:23 AM
@Doomsday8888 - Possibly but if so likely the alternate universe that featured in the end credit of The Marvels if so and not a new Earth Prime team which we likely won't get till after Secret Wars.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 4/26/2024, 4:48 AM
Only Joss Whedon can direct a great MCU X-men movie imo
Gambito
Gambito - 4/26/2024, 4:52 AM
@vectorsigma - that would be amazing at the very least he writes the script. Imagine the whole movie being framed around the introduction of Kitty Pride
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/26/2024, 5:37 AM
Cool , interested to see who they get…

Once that happens , They likely will start looking for a director sooner or later so my pick is still Rick Famuyiwa.

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He’s someone who can tell well told stories of outsiders , diversity & acceptance which is a perfect fit for The X-Men imo.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/26/2024, 5:39 AM
An official announcement in the next few weeks? This sounds like they're gonna try and squeeze it in before Secret Wars.

Honestly, just ignore everybody saying that the MCU needs X-Men to save things. Deadpool and Wolverine and X-Men '97 are already saving things. You can make it to Secret Wars without a new MCU X-Men. Save it for afterwards.

Right now they should be focused on the smoothest and most expedient path to Seret Wars, making sure that everything serves the multiverse finale in Avengers 5 storywise and sets up Battleworld. Then just make Secret Wars the best thing ever and then focus on the reboot. Take a year off with no movie releases and then come back with an X-Men reboot or an Iron Man reboot. Have a new Phase 1 after Secret Wars.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 4/26/2024, 6:24 AM
@ObserverIO - Man, I love the X-Men. And as much as I want a new movie, I tend to agree with you. They really need to make sure it works. I don't want to sound overly dramatic, but the future of the MCU really does rely on the X-Men being great. They can't afford to mess it up.

And jamming it in before Secret Wars will feel forced and rushed. They should use multiversal versions of the characters through Secret Wars, then if they want they can make X-Men the first phase 7 movie. Hell, you could even end Secret Wars with a glimpse of the new MCU team if you wanted.

But at this point there's really no way to introduce them without using multiverse shenanigans, which I was never a fan of, but it feels like it makes the most sense now since they missed their opportunity to introduce them in a solid way.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 4/26/2024, 6:28 AM
@ObserverIO - As I posted above, odds are if doing an Xmen movie before it will be a FoxMen team set where Monica ended up setting them up for appearing in Secret Wars for a final end of the Fox versions of the characters (outside of DP). Thus would not make it less smooth heading into Secret Wars theoreticaly if so but more the point the Xmen reboot would be kept IMO till after Secret Wars.
S8R8M
S8R8M - 4/26/2024, 5:52 AM
Get the folks that did xmen97.
RedFury
RedFury - 4/26/2024, 6:12 AM
@S8R8M - agreed, or at the very least get them to do the overall story ideas and plot points, and then get some Hollywood big shot to do the final draft.
Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 4/26/2024, 6:56 AM
@S8R8M - Maybe they should get the showrunner they fired to do it lol.
gambgel
gambgel - 4/26/2024, 6:23 AM
Exciting update to me. a really good Writer is the KEY of a great movie, then the director, but the script set the tone and quality first.

But guys, there is no way Marvel can release the X-Men film before the last Avengers movie. A5 and A: Secret Wars have been in development for years. They wont rush the X-Men movie in the middle of both Avengers events. No need to.

May 2028 is my guess. We'll see, tho.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 4/26/2024, 6:26 AM
@gambgel - I agree. If they rush it, it will fail. It needs to be done right. Use a multiversal team to close out this phase in Secret Wars. Then, if the soft reboot is true, introduce the MCU team as one of the first movies after Secret Wars.
gambgel
gambgel - 4/26/2024, 7:35 AM
@CorndogBurglar - yeah. X-Men should be the next "Big movie" after MCU biggest event ever.

Doing it in between wouldnt feel as important, imo. 3 years of preparation minimun its the right choice. And Feige knows better.
cubrn
cubrn - 4/26/2024, 6:53 AM
I want the Russos to direct it. They've already proven themselves more than capable of directing massive casts without things feeling chaotic.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/26/2024, 7:34 AM
@cubrn - they could though I guess it depends on Marvel’s approach

We could just get a small cast based on the First Class iteration or post Secret Wars soft reboot , we get an already established team.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 4/26/2024, 6:55 AM
get the guy that does writing good and writes well for good movie
Huskers
Huskers - 4/26/2024, 7:09 AM
Disney acquired the rights to the X-Men (possibly Marvel’s most popular and well
known superhero team) over five years ago on March 20, 2019, and they are just now getting around to hiring a writer for their debut?!?! 🤦🏻‍♂️ That’s pathetic. That means we are at least another 3 years out from their debut, almost 10 years after getting them back in the fold. Instead they focused on this multiverse crap and b-level characters no one cares about like Falcon Cap. So I guess we’ll get the Fox Men first in Deadpool and Secret Wars long before we ever get to the Marvel version of the X-Men. Unreal!
gambgel
gambgel - 4/26/2024, 7:45 AM
@Huskers - I feel you. its really weird Feige decided to wait 5 years to sign a writer. At the very least one would guess he started meeting writers in 2022 or so and have a writer already set since last year.

Maybe Feige/Disney have been figuring it out "how" to introduce the MCU X-Men all these years to find out the best idea in 2023, so thats when he started meeting writers and accepting pitchs. I think this is the closest scenario.
thedrudo
thedrudo - 4/26/2024, 8:01 AM
@Huskers - Think about it though. Marvel was rolling at the time and Feige said he had a major plan on how they would
introduce the characters into the established universe. It’s being rushed now because 97 is popular and the bulk of their other projects have been so mixed.
Vigor
Vigor - 4/26/2024, 8:42 AM
@Huskers - they needed to establish the multiverse to organically bring in the new xmen

Otherwise people would wonder why mutants never helped in any of the previous conflicts
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