Info in Movie News | There's some bright light in the future of the X-Men fans. Marvel Studios should give a greenlit a complete reboot of the famous mutants universe, thus moving the characters into the core of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Hints about the mutants' arrival have circulated for years, and now they’re finally set to take center stage as the movie releases a few months after Avengers: Secret Wars. This announcement has sparked speculation that the X-Men movie could hit theaters in 2027.
According to a report from Polygon, Thunderbolts director Jake Schreier is currently in early talks to helm the new X-Men movie. Schreier earned widespread attention following his work on Thunderbolts, a movie that centered around a darker, more conflicted team of Marvel antiheroes. Despite some reservations from their most devoted admirers, the movie gained popularity unexpectedly, in terms of both commercially and critically.
The thunders earned more than $177 million at the box office worldwide and managed to get a critics' rating of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes. Schreier was hailed for the way he has dealt with deeply characterized characters and team dynamics full of depth while staying coherent. This success has actually paved the way for his becoming a very likely candidate to face the challenge of turning around the X-Men franchise into a much bigger one.
Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, Thunderbolts is a bright example of Marvel's new orientation, focused more on the characters and mature as well. His open support adds more integrity to Schreier’s rumored participation in shaping what might be a central part of the future MCU.
Marvel has been dropping hints regarding the imminent arrival of X-Men in the recent movies. The Ms. Marvel show, in particular, features a reveal where Kamala Khan is shown to actually have a "mutation," thus, making her the first recognized mutant in the MCU today. In another development, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness presented Patrick Stewart as a different version of Professor X - a multiverse version - which is kind of a muted way of saying that other mutant X-Men characters can come back through this route in the future.
Marvel has recently been giving us little hints about the coming of mutants through their comics. The Ms. Marvel series tells us that Kamala Khan is the first designated mutant in the modern MCU after it is shown that she has a “mutation”. Moreover, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has not only included Patrick Stewart who'll be back as a multiverse version of Professor X but also revealed that it is possible to bring in X: Legacy characters in the future in such a way that it will be subtly opened the door for legacy X-Men characters to return in future storylines.
Marvel's failure to come up with a timely reboot of the X-Men may jeopardize the momentum that had been carefully built by Doomsday. This movie unfolds as a significant event for the expansion of the already big multiverse of Marvel, which not only introduces mutants but also gives more creative freedom to the directors, thus making all the fans excited, especially in such a situation where the MCU had been on the decline.
With Thunderbolts earning strong praise, Disney’s full backing, and Marvel’s subtle setup through movies like Doctor Strange and Doomsday, the studio seems firmly committed to making X-Men a central pillar in the evolving MCU. Their inclusion is even expected to play a vital role in shaping the formation of The New Avengers, the next generation of heroes who will carry Marvel’s future cinematic legacy.
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