Although Marvel Studios It has not yet made official the announcement of a new film that restarts the X-Men franchise in cinemas, it is an open secret that Kevin Feige and his team trust the mutants as The great bet to revitalize Marvel’s cinematographic universe in the medium and long term. It is no surprise, therefore, that media and Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter are already putting names on the table and pointing out possible internal movements within the study that suggest that the return of the X-Men is closer to what it seems … although for now it is informally.
From Asterisk to the Equis
As has revealed exclusively Deadline, Jake Schreierthe director of the newly released Thunderbolts*would be in advanced conversations with Marvel Studios for Put in front of the next X-Men movie. The media states that, although the agreement is not yet closed, after a recent meeting between Schreier and the creative dome of the study, the filmmaker is outlined as the main candidate To direct one of the most anticipated films by fans since Disney acquired 20th Century Fox in 2019. The truth is that watching the tone and rhythm that this recent premiere has, personally it seems to me that Schreier would be a great choice for this project.
If confirmed, Schreier would follow a tradition already consolidated in Marvel Studios: reward directors who deliver good results With increasingly ambitious projects. It happened with the Russo brothers after Captain America: The Winter Soldier (who would end up directing Infinity War and Endgame) and, more recently, with Matt Shakman, who spent Wandavision to direct Fantastic Four: first Steps. In the case of Schreier, his work in Thunderbolts* seems to have convinced both critics and the public, marking a return to the form for Marvel after a stage of creative and box office stumbling. The Hollywood Reporter Add that Thunderbolts has achieved A world box office of 162 million dollars in its first weekendand has reaped some of the best criticisms that the study has received from Spider-Man: no Way Home.
Thunderbolts*In addition to commercial success, there is another detail that could have inclined the balance in favor of Schreier: his love for the comics of the X-Men. Deadline points out that Marvel executives already knew about their affinity for mutants Even before the formal director of director selection began, and that could have given him a strategic advantage over other candidates. It is not just someone who knows how to handle modern blockbuster tools, but about someone who deeply understands the essence of the characters.
The script of this new film will be carried out by Michael LesslieAuthor known to the Hunger Games: Ballad of Cantor and Snake Birds and the Franchise series developed by Prime Video. While Marvel keeps the details of the plot, or the potential cast, having a scriptwriter of this caliber suggests that the study seeks to give the reboot of the X-Men an adult approach and with emotional depth, Far from the somewhat chaotic tone with which the saga ended under Fox’s umbrellaespecially after the critical and commercial failure of Dark Phoenix in 2019.
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The arrival of the mutants
Another key piece to understand the lace of the X-Men in the current MCU is Avengers: Doomsday, the next great Marvel cinematographic event where Some of the mutants are already confirmed. Veteran actors of the original saga as Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn y Kelsey Grammer They will return to their iconic roles, while new faces like Channing Tatum as a gambito After his surprise appearance in Deadpool & Wolverine. And if there were doubts about the public’s interest in the X-Men, it is enough to see the success of X-Men ’97the animated series that has swept Disney+ and that has been received as one of Marvel’s best products in years. Well -managed nostalgia, absolute respect for the original material and a solid narrative have returned the mutants to the center of popular conversation.
Everything points, therefore, that the official return of the X-Men to the MCU is just around the corner, and that Marvel wants to do well. It is not just a matter of nostalgia or marketing, but orna strategic need. While we expect official confirmation by Marvel Studios, there is no better time than this to review tOdas the previous films of the X-Menfrom the beginning with Hugh Jackman and Famke Janssen to the soft reboots With James Mcavoy and Sophie Turner, and, of course, to continue enjoying the rest of Pelis and series of the Marvel Universe in Disney+.
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