Marvel fans can rest easy. Well, at least easier than those who are holding out hope for Mahershala Ali’s Blade reboot to happen anytime in the near future. Although there was never much of a concern about the future of the highly anticipated X-Men reboot that president Kevin Feige has hyped up, recent comments from director Jake Schreier brought good news to fans of the beloved franchise.
Jake Schreier Doesn’t Give Much, but Does Provide an ‘X-Men’ Reboot Update
The director of the 2025 film Thunderbolts* has been tabbed to direct Marvel’s upcoming X-Men reboot, and during a recent a interview with Empire he provided a small, but significant update on the state of the new series.
Schreier has always done an excellent job of avoiding crossing the line of giving too much away regarding Marvel films, a quiet approach they’ve become known for over the years. His recent comments once again avoided giving too much, but he did reveal that work on the new X-Men is officially underway.
“I can’t say anything about it, but we’ve started work on X-Men, and that’s obviously very, very exciting,” Schreier confirmed.
Schreier also spoke about what he’s learned from working on an MCU project previously and how that’s led to a certain comfort level after overcoming the learning curve that comes with it.
“There are so many things that I didn’t know about before I started [Thunderbolts*],” he says, pointing to the MCU experience he can now draw from. “The biggest learning curve for me was the proportion of the action to the more emotional, character-driven scenes, and how, even though it’s more shooting days than I’ve ever had, they get eaten up quite quickly by the action stuff. By the time we got to the end of it, it felt like, ‘Oh, now I feel like we get how to do this a little bit better.’”
Kevin Feige’s Previous Comments Hint at Direction of New ‘X-Men’ Movie
During an in-depth conversation about the state of the MCU, Feige addressed several topics, specifically touching on the plan for the new X-Men series. While his statements were met with some pushback from fans, it did highlight the fact that they plan to rollout a “youth-focused reboot,” as The Playlist revealed.
“Jake’s going to make a youth-focused reboot,” Feige said. “That may be reflected in mutant castings, and it’ll definitely be felt in the tone and perspective of the film.”
The argument from many fans was that the X-Men series went through its “school” and “university” phases during the last stretch of films. Regardless, it does appear that Marvel is set to put a plan into motion that creates a storyline surrounding a young group of actors and actresses that they can build the series around going forward.
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