We are still waiting for an official announcement regarding the plans of the Marvel Studios for the X-Men on the big screen, but we know the studio has finally begun development on its awaited rebootwith executives holding meetings with writers late last year.
The announcement of a screenwriter is expected soon, but in the meantime a new rumor could give us an idea of what Kevin Feige echo. they’re looking for, as well as some of the plans already in place for the script.
Second Daniel Richtmanreliable source, Marvel wants a writer”can handle both comedy and drama“, so long as “they don’t want their X-Men to be purely comedic“. He’s also heard that the film will introduce some characters we’ve never seen in live-action, along with “original members we all know and love“.
The insider also reiterates that the reboot of the X-Men will most likely focus on the female members of the team. Previous 20th Century Fox films have introduced a large number of characters over the years, although many of them have only made brief appearances. There are several supporting heroes and villains who haven’t yet made their live-action debut, but pretty much every major mutant has been present in some capacity.
What will be the future of the new X-MEN?
A screenwriter who would like to try his hand at this story is Eric Martin Of Loki and, apparently, he is not the only one! “I think everyone is probably chasing X-Men because I think that’s where the richest characters are“Martin told Total Film in a recent interview. “But I mean, who knows? It’s a decision for someone other than me“.
“As long as Marvel is happy, of course, I’d love it [lavorare ad altri progetti del MCU]. I mean, Marvel changed my life by having me write this season. It was a great responsibility, and I hope I have earned this trust.”he added. “For me it all comes down to the characters. Do we have deep, interesting characters to work on? This is what gets me out of bed in the morning. Can I tell a deeply emotional, character-driven story with these people and on this huge canvas?“.
Kevin Feige had assured fans that a reboot was in the works shortly after Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox’s assets in 2019, but we hadn’t had any official updates until recently. It was rumored that contractual problems would prevent the Marvel Studios to introduce new actors into the MCU as established mutant characters such as Wolverine, Cyclops, Stormetc.
It is said that if the Marvel wanted to reboot the team using the same characters from the franchise Fox before 2025, the likes of Simon Kinberg, Bryan Singer echo. they would at least be entitled to credit and compensation, and might even have some degree of creative control.
We have no idea if this is true, but it would explain why since 2019 there has been radio silence on everything related to X-Men and why the only established mutant characters we’ve seen in the MCU since then I have been Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Beast (Kelsey Grammer) in The Marvels. Also Hugh Jackman he will return to play Logan in Deadpool & Wolverine during the year.
However, this does not stop Marvel from debuting new mutant heroes and villains without any connection to the previous films, as we saw when Kamala Khan she was turned back into a mutant in the season finale of Ms. Marvel. A recent rumor also claimed that Israeli hero Sabra will be introduced as a mutant in Captain America: Brave New World.
