X-MEN Rumor May Reveal MCU Reboot Team And Surprising Plans For Hugh Jackman's Wolverine - SPOILERS

Some new rumors relating to Marvel Studios' long-awaited X-Men reboot are doing the rounds, and fans might find themselves very surprised by Kevin Feige and co.'s plans...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 12, 2024 10:09 AM EST

Filed Under: X-Men

Kevin Feige assured fans that an X-Men reboot was in the works shortly after Disney acquired 20th Century Fox's assets back in 2019, and we've only recently begun to get some official updates on the project.

Michael Lesslie is set to pen the script, and while a director has yet to be announced, the studio is believed to have begun meeting with filmmakers and development is expected to kick into a higher gear in early 2025.

For now, all we have are rumors - but if these latest claims from Daniel Richtman prove to be accurate, fans might be very surprised by Marvel's plans for the mutant heroes and, more specifically, Wolverine.

Possible spoilers ahead.

According to the scooper, the MCU X-Men reboot will not feature Wolverine at all, and the team will be "similar" to the X-Men '97 animated series with some other characters added to the mix. Apparently, Logan will not be on the roster because Hugh Jackman will be stocking around for quite a while - possibly even post Avengers: Secret Wars.

Jackman staying on as the iconic clawed mutant is not that surprising after the massive success of Deadpool and Wolverine, but not including Logan in the rebooted team is a choice that might not sit very well with fans. Though comic book readers will likely see this as the right move (they've wanted more focus on the other characters for years), Wolvie is (clearly) still a huge draw for general audiences.

During a recent interview with Discussing Film, Feige was asked how it feels knowing that "we’re closer to seeing the X-Men and Avengers together on the big screen."

"It is extremely emotional, on a personal level, to have done a movie with Hugh after 25 years and me being a small part of that first X-Men movie. And knowing that, thanks to various corporate studio entity deals, we now have 1000s of characters back — characters I hadn’t frankly thought about in many years because we didn’t have the rights to them. Now that we do, it is great fun thinking [about who we can finally]. Our animated series X-Men ’97 was sort of the first taste of people reuniting with the X-Men mythology and that storyline. The response to that series just further excited us about how to bring the soap opera and the saga of the mutants to the MCU."

The Cosmic Circus' Alex Perez believes that the groundwork will be laid for an eventual Avengers vs. X-Men project in the upcoming reboot and Avengers movies, but we won't actually see both super-teams clash on screen for quite a while.

What do you make of these latest rumors? Do you think introducing the X-Men to the MCU without Wolverine is a smart move? Let us know in the comments section.

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39 Comments

vectorsigma - 9/12/2024, 10:06 AM

Poor X-men, cant have that full reboot. The MCU out of ideas and I blame the success of D&W for that.

NonPlayerC - 9/12/2024, 10:13 AM

@vectorsigma - yeah I’d prefer a new more comic accurate Wolverine but as long as they reboot everyone else I’ll be alright with it. Didn’t Deadpool pretty much bring that Logan into the marvel universe anyway? Kinda lost track what reality is which at this point

bobevanz - 9/12/2024, 10:32 AM

@vectorsigma - you actually believe this horse hocky?

Urubrodi - 9/12/2024, 10:42 AM

@vectorsigma - Omg man stop crying about Marvel at every article

NonPlayerC - 9/12/2024, 10:09 AM

Perfectly fine with not having Wolverine take all the screen time in an X-men movie

MaxPaint - 9/12/2024, 10:14 AM

@NonPlayerC - That's not going to happen as long as Hugh Jackman is Wolverine.

NonPlayerC - 9/12/2024, 10:17 AM

@MaxPaint - seems like this is saying he won’t be in the first new X-men movie

V - 9/12/2024, 10:11 AM

The immortal Hugh Jackman can stay on as Wolverine, it would make sense. You could literally reintroduce him exactly like they did in the original X Men movie and it would make perfect sense. To me Logan shouldn't be part of the original team, he should walk in an epic way and flirt with Jean Grey and piss off Cyclops (who should be doing some epic X men leader stuff) but the team should be questioning if he should be added to the roster. When they ask him to join, he should tell 'em to F off.

McMurdo - 9/12/2024, 10:37 AM

@V - Hes almost 60 and you want him to flirt with the new Jean like some pervy grandpa?

TheVisionary25 - 9/12/2024, 10:12 AM

God , I hope the rumor of Jackman continuing post SW as Logan isn’t true…

Come on Marvel , it’s ok to move on and have fresh new takes on characters with other actors!!.

I can understand not recasting already established characters like T’Challa or even Kang to an extent but the aftermath of Secret Wars gives you a perfect chance for a clean slate so why waste it?.

I love Jackman but he’s had his run so time for someone else to be given a shot…

Wes Chatham please!!.

In regards to Wolvie not being on the initial team , I’m cool with it since it gives other characters time to shine..

He could always be in the sequel or beyond.

NonPlayerC - 9/12/2024, 10:16 AM

@TheVisionary25 - he’d be a great Wolverine if he can be a bit more animalistic. Loved his sociopathic take in that show! They’re just clinging to high because they have bad sales on everything since what, endgame or spidey team.

TheVisionary25 - 9/12/2024, 10:25 AM

@NonPlayerC -

People like to say that but for the most part , their shows and movies are still well received

AC1 - 9/12/2024, 11:01 AM

@TheVisionary25 - I wouldn't mind him sticking around in a smaller role similar to how Old Man Logan ended up in the 616 universe for a while (not sure if he's still there or if he's been sent back to his own universe) but he shouldn't be the main MCU version of Logan, you know? Like have him go off and live a relatively peaceful life in the MCU after his heroics and pop up from time to time to lend a hand, act as a mentor, or join in the big epic team ups, kinda like how they used Leonard Nimoy's OG Spock in the Abrams movies and had him coexist alongside Zachary Quinto's Spock. That's assuming Secret Wars ends with the multiverse ending and a single universe taking its place; if there's still a multiverse after Secret Wars then they could just keep Jackman in the Fox-Men timeline with the door open for possible follow ups and the MCU could have their own Logan.

TheVisionary25 - 9/12/2024, 11:11 AM

@AC1 - agreed

Wouldn’t be my ideal scenario but I could live with that moreso then him being the MCU Logan.

soberchimera - 9/12/2024, 10:16 AM

Maybe do the original 5 then?

Apophis71 - 9/12/2024, 10:39 AM

@soberchimera - Do think having the first 5 (plus Prof X) would be a good move but if including all of them unlikely to only be those six and a repeat of the token single female member they did at first with the Avengers. They also would be unlikely to want all members white thus only the first five increases the chances one would be race swapped which I don't personaly have an issue with but we know ample would take issue with...

...I know some will bang on about forced inclusion and such like but Xmen has built in history and reasons for the choice of characters to be more diverse thus should probably have 3 female members and at least two character (male or female) who are not white.

TLDR Keeping with the first 5 is fine, add two more females from iterations of the team upto the 80's at least one of whom isn't white and have at least one male character not white with a team of upto 8 members. Which you go with of the 26 that were members in their first 25yrs of comic history is open to debate however but the team needs to start with at least 30% females even if not going with 50/50 and at least 25% of members not white if set in modern times due to current RL demographic mix where only 30% of Americans are white men.

AC1 - 9/12/2024, 11:10 AM

@Apophis71 - I'd say Comic OG 5 plus Storm would be a good starting lineup (alongside Prof X) - expands the team and improves on diversity but does so by including one of the most important and popular characters in the comics. Then save characters like Gambit, Rogue and Wolverine for the sequel.

Apophis71 - 9/12/2024, 11:57 AM

@AC1 - Storm would be near top of list for additions for me but in terms of females I also would love to see Kitty Pryde added early on and also, as keen to see the Braddocks added to the MCU, a version of Psylocke too.

The Xmen only realy gained a lot of traction and sales when the team was expanded beyond the first five either way and that isn't putting them down in any way.

It went out of print due to that in 1970 after a failed attempt to boost lagging sales with the additions of Mimic, Changeling, Polaris and then finaly HavoK for a while before returning with the giant size team lineup in 75' onward.

As such makes a lot of sense to look at all those who were members in the late 70's through 80's even if setting it as canon for the MCU it started with the original five and kept them on the team but expanded it to a larger one even if not all are active in every mission.

In fact I would argue a way to make Cyclops are stronger looking leader with the focus he deserves is if he is the one ALWAYS on the team and pick who goes on missions from a bench of maybe even upto a couple dozen characters. It would also mean if wanted they could have a story where the main team goes off on a mission and the 'reserves' face a threat at the base at some point which could be interesting with those others already introduced in the first film.

As a side note, due to issues with Psylocke I'd go with the original white Betsy but have her alongside Kwannon (ie the character she body swapped with for almost 30yrs in print before more recently returning to their own bodies). As to if they ever do the body swap storyline or not is another question but seems a good idea to me that both versions of the character are there from the get go either way.

Apophis71 - 9/12/2024, 12:01 PM

@AC1 - Oh, and Rogue should start out being raised by Mystique and Destiny thus part of the brotherhood this time around, skipping straight to being a member of the Xmen again would be wrong considering the reason she ended up getting help from the Prof leading to eventualy switching sides is already in the MCU (ie Carol Danvers).

Forthas - 9/12/2024, 10:24 AM

Bring back ALL of the Fox era X-men! Why not?

DPSNUMBER1 - 9/12/2024, 10:28 AM

"Hugh Jackman will be sticking around for quite a while"

...'till he's 90.

TheMetaMan - 9/12/2024, 10:36 AM

@DPSNUMBER1 - they weren’t joking that line was literal.

mountainman - 9/12/2024, 10:33 AM

“Animated series with some other characters added to the mix”. doesn’t give us much to go on.

Are those other characters iconic mutants like Iceman, Archangel, Psylocke, etc?

Or are we getting some of the more recent mutants from the last 10 years that most people don’t care about?

My only ask is that the primary team in the first movie be made up of iconic members. Lesser known characters can be kids at the school.

The first Avengers movie wasn’t the original lineup, but was only made up of characters that have been Avengers for a LONG time. Let’s do that here too.

NonPlayerC - 9/12/2024, 11:18 AM

@mountainman - no no no, add these new characters so they can be the diversity that they are gonna want. Otherwise they are gonna change established characters sexuality, gender, race and all that. I’m all for diversity, just introduce new characters and not change the old.

mountainman - 9/12/2024, 11:24 AM

@NonPlayerC - Classic X-Men characters that can add diversity:
- Storm
- Warpath or Thunderbird
- Sunfire
- Psylocke
- Northstar
- Bishop

And so many more.

For more classic younger diverse characters:
- Sunspot
- Moonstar
- Jubilee

And so many more.

But I did say throw newer characters in as Students. Dust can represent Muslims. Armor can give Asian representation. We can keep going on.

But that main team can be plenty diverse while pulling from characters on the roster from the 60’s - 90’s.

bobevanz - 9/12/2024, 10:34 AM

GodHercules20 - 9/12/2024, 10:38 AM

Come on

I don't want FoX-Men characters with comic accurate costumes, I want X-Men

Vigor - 9/12/2024, 10:59 AM

@GodHercules20 - same. Same. Same

Spoken - 9/12/2024, 10:39 AM

Lol there's not even completed scripts yet for Secret Wars & X-Men. Hell do we even have a cast for Doomsday & Secret Wars that is CONFIRMED other than RDJ as Doom?

I feel like these scoopers create theories out their ass sometimes. I know DanielRPK is considered "trusted" but I feel news like this is premature with no merit considering how far off both these movies are.

CyberNigerian - 9/12/2024, 10:48 AM

Yo. How bad was Hugh's divorce. Did she clean him out?!!

MuadDib - 9/12/2024, 10:50 AM

Breaking News: Hugh Jackman doesn’t actually have slowed aging! Let’s see how long we have to wait for a legit stand alone X-Men movie and then think about how long we’ll wait between movies for potential sequels.

Yeah, it’s a hard pass for me.

I’ve always said Hugh was great, for the time, but if you can’t imagine a company like Marvel doing even better having seen what they’ve done with the MCU over the past 20 years compared to what Fox did, the fan base is doomed.

We DESERVE a Wolverine who can stick around for another 20 years, and NEWS FLASH Hugh ain’t it.

DP&W may have made a ton of money, but if you can’t get past the dollars and put a long term game plan in place that puts the storyline first, your compromising on quality for BO revenue. It’s a business, I get that, but RDJ is not IM, Evans isn’t Cap and Jackman isn’t Wolverine.

It may be hard to believe bc apparently ppl are very quick to form attachments, but these characters can be played by other actors 🤯 mind blowing I know, but if we can’t grasp that simple concept we’ll never have any single character on screen for that long.

Comicbook characters are immortal in the sense that the stories can go on forever.

Shivermetimbers - 9/12/2024, 11:44 AM

@MuadDib - If they pulled him into the MCU, he can still be a variant that takes on the Old Man Logan role, while still being able to introduce a proper newly casted younger Wolverine who actually originated in the MCU as opposed to being a variant. That is the route I hope they go anyway. Loved Jackman more than ever as Wolverine in DP 3, but he is definitely getting a little too old.

CLTMAN29 - 9/12/2024, 10:56 AM

Absolutely best decision. We’ve been shovelled wolverine somehow in almost every single x-men move and the character needs a rest. Rolling straight from High into a new version would be too jarring. I’ve always said avoid wolverine a reboot. This is great news

URCOMMENTSUCKS - 9/12/2024, 12:12 PM

@CLTMAN29 - "the character needs a rest"

Right... So your point is, we should not have a new Wolverine, because of whatever the other movies have done, but we should also celebrate Jackman's Wolverine corpse being ressurected after a send-off ending because fanservice is kewl.

Order66 - 9/12/2024, 10:59 AM

I’m perfectly fine with MCU X-Men 1 being without Wolverine. As long as MCU X-Men 2 shows him on the team and then future sequels cementing his place on the team that’s all arhat matters.

Jackraow21 - 9/12/2024, 11:08 AM

Honestly, a paint-by-numbers reboot that starts the X-men from the beginning recast with younger actors sounds a bit basic and boring to me. I like that they may do something different with the MCU adaptation. Let Hugh's Wolverine be an older mentor figure, maybe make Laura the Wolverine of the X-men while Hugh's Wolverine is a broader MCU character. He could have his own solo vehicles, or be in Alpha Flight or the New Avengers. All that sounds more interesting to me anyway.

mountainman - 9/12/2024, 11:28 AM

@Jackraow21 - All that is good but Laura should be X-23 not Wolverine. Always felt having more than one Wolverine was just dumb.

Huskers - 9/12/2024, 11:39 AM

MCU is a mess. It’s going to be all nostalgia from here on in. They’re abandoning everything that made them great.

URCOMMENTSUCKS - 9/12/2024, 12:09 PM

Watch this be MCU Spider-Man situation all over again, where they gonna ignore essential parts of the characters history because other movies have adapted it.

You need Wolverine. You just have to make Cyclops an integral part of the story. You can have their rivarly, but make it more akin to a buddy cop trope, where they work together in spite of their differences.

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