Marvel’s X-Men
Summary
Almost 25 years after the squad ’s cinematic launching , theMarvel Cinematic Universehas just had its first major update on theX - Menmovie reboot , and the reveal is perfect to fix a negative drift of the live - activity franchise . Fox ’s first movie for the team of mutants was 2000’sX - Men . After that , the studio would recreate around with thetimeline of the X - Men picture show , releasing film in multiple different continuity . Those included a Wolverine trilogy and two Deadpool flick , which will both fall together in the MCU as one of the biggest superhero events of all time .
Deadpool & Wolverineis the first MCU film to star X - hands charactersthat were antecedently controlled by Fox . The film is rumored to bring back many X - Men star for cameos , with Ryan Reynolds ' Deadpool and Hugh Jackman ’s Wolverine leading the charge . Besides the love letter toFox ’s ten - Men movieswithDeadpool & Wolverine , Marvel has been easy lay the ground for the reboot of the decade - Men by bringing back actor throughout the Multiverse Saga . All of that will climax in the MCU X - Men pic , and after its first major update , a most 25 - year minus X - Men trend might finally be ending .
expectancy is gamy for the MCU ’s X - Men movie reboot , but details are still scarce about when the movie will be let go of and what it will be about .
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The MCU’s X-Men Movie Has Found Its Writer
The Reboot’s First Major Update
While there is still no director or cast tie to it , Marvel Studios ' X - Men moving picture has landed a writer . Michael Lesslie will write the script for the X - Men reboot , with Marvel now searching for a theater director to help establish the vision for the film and oversee its developing alongside Lesslie and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige . It has been reported that after Hollywood restarted work following the end of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike , the script grant for the 10 - Men movie became one of the most in - demand jobs in the industry .
After see with several writer for the X - Men movie , Marvel Studios was describe to have boiled down to finalist that included Lesslie and Rafe Judkins ( viaThe InSneider ) , the latter of which serves as the showrunner of Prime Video’sWheel of Timeseries . Judkins was also a co - author on Tom Holland’sUnchartedmovie . As for the writer of the MCU ’s X - Men motion-picture show , Lesslie ’s consistence of work admit feature such asthe live - actionAssassin ’s Creedmovie starring Michael Fassbender and , more of late , The Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes , with the latter being a great sign for the X - Men .
Many actors have emerged as pop pick to make for the MCU ’s cristal - workforce , and while there are many outstanding matches , some virtuoso would be pure for the team .
Marvel’s X-Men is the tentative title for the future debut of the legendary Marvel mutant superhero team in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The Hunger Games Franchise Shows How The Female X-Men Heroes Can Be Done Right In The MCU
Lesslie Is Perfect To Fix A Negative Trend
Lesslie ’s latest blockbuster moving-picture show , the $ 337.4 million The Hunger Gamesprequel filmThe Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes , perfectly showcases how the author would be capable to finally do flop by the female 10 - Men appendage on the big screen . Despite many exciting distaff fictitious character from the comics having been adapted in Fox ’s X - Men movies , very few were done right . Withrumors signal that Marvel Studios is aiming to focus the ten - Men motion picture on the squad ’s distaff members , Lesslie ’s work onThe Hunger Games : The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesis fitting .
One of the movie ’s protagonists was Rachel Zegler ’s Lucy Gray Baird . The Hunger Games franchise is profoundly seeped into political facet , as there is a system of grade with members of different district face off in an arena to the end to keep the power and prestige of The Capitol running . Lesslie ’s prequel did a majuscule job of thrusting Lucy Gray into the political setting , making the character a force for alteration with many side , being lighter when at ease and vivid in natural process scenes . It showcases Lesslie ’s power to make the female X - Men shine , as both share common ground .
The Female X-Men Heroes Deserve Their Chance To Shine After Years Of Live-Action Issues
Fox Failed Iconic Female X-Men
The X - Men features one of the most expansive roster of paladin in Marvel Comics . As such , many of the in force female quality of the comic record giant are part of the team , and many of them acquire to go the live - action road in Fox ’s X - Men movies . However , the problem is that the dealership either conform the distaff 10 - Men ill — such asthe controversial choice of suffer Jennifer Lawrence ’s Mystique be one of the leadersof the team — or gave them small prison term to polish .
mutant have started to arrive in the MCU , teasing the entry of the X - Men , which pay Marvel Studios the chance to redeem several wasted Fox heroes .
Jean Grey is perhaps the most significant distaff cristal - man , and what might be her biggest comic book story , The Dark Phoenix Saga , was done wrong not once but twice by Fox . Storm ’s two versions got relegated to a couple of coolheaded power scenes . Kitty Pryde was essentially just Iceman ’s making love interest . Rogue had none of her self-confidence , and more . AfterX - Men ' 97showed Marvel Studios knows how to do right by the female mutant , Michael Lesslie’sThe Hunger Gameswork makes him the complete writer to bring a new sight for the distaff characters in the MCU’sX - Menmovie .
Marvel ’s X - Men is the probationary deed of conveyance for the next debut of the fabled Marvel mutant superhero squad in the Marvel Cinematic Universe .
Upcoming Marvel Movies
Release Date
Deadpool & Wolverine
July 26 , 2024
Captain America : Brave New World
February 14 , 2025
Thunderbolts *
May 2 , 2025
The Fantastic Four
July 25 , 2025
Blade
November 7 , 2025
retaliator : The Kang Dynasty
May 1 , 2026
Avengers : cloak-and-dagger Wars
May 7 , 2027
