Marvel would have found the director of the next film X-Menand it would be a very good choice Given his recent success in the MCU precisely.
The return of the X-Men was just a matter of time. Since Disney bought the studio 20th Century Fox in 2019, mutants are doomed to join the MCU, and, in reality The machine is already well launched. Miss Marvel was described as a mutant at the end of her series (with the theme of the animated series X-Men To confirm it), Hank McCoy alias the fawn appeared in the post-generic scene of The Marvelsand the very nice surprise X-Men ’97 brought the cult characters back to Disney+.
And if someone had not yet understood the message with The return of Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverinethe announcement of the casting ofAvengers : Doomsday evacuated any doubt: Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier, already returned in Doctor Strange 2), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), James Marsden (Cyclops), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler) and Kelsey Grammer (Hank McCoy alias Le Fauve) will be there, for A small nostalgic boost.
Marvel obviously prepares A new film X-Men for yearswhich will have to find its place in the shared universe of Avengers. And if the project currently written by Michael Lesslie (Macbeth, Assassin’s Creed) is still very mysterious and distant, it seems to be getting closer since the studio would already have Found a director, well known in the MCU.
The return of the X-Men is approaching
Deadline exclusive announcement that Marvel and Disney have an idea to make their film X-Men : Jake Schreier. And this name does not come out of nowhere since the filmmaker has just entered the world of superheroes with Thunderbolts*currently in theaters, and which closes phase 5 of the MCU. The director revealed with Robot and Frank (2012) et The hidden side of Margo (2015) would be in negotiations to continue with Disney, with One of the most important projects in Marvel’s future.
After months to meet various candidates (and candidates, we hope), Jake Schreier would be very good to get the position. Whether it is confirmed or not, it is anyway the proof that Thunderbolts* does not go unnoticed. Even if he does not spark at the box office so far, the blockbuster has been greeted as a (very) good surprise by a large part of the criticism and the public, especially after a Captain America 4 : Brave New World who left everyone with marble. And it was A few years since Marvel had not created such enthusiasm.
At Marvel, success pays and lengthens contracts. The Russo brothers have chained Captain America: the winter soldier, Captain : America : Civil Waret Avengers : Infinity War et Endgamebefore being recalled for Avengers : Doomsday et Secret Wars. James Gunn, Peyton Reed or Ryan Coogler explored their characters on several films.
After Shanghai-ChiDestiny Daniel Cretton was hired to realize Spider-Man : Brand New Dayknowing that he had to manage Avengers 5 When his name was still The Kang Dynasty. And it is after having signed all the episodes of the series WandaVision that Matt Shakman was hired for the film The Fantastic 4.
The sad brothel of X-Men movies
By buying the Fox in 2019, Disney recovered the X-Men in a dirty state. The year of finalization of operation at 71 billion20th Century Fox a sorti X-Men : Dark Phoenixwhich was a huge flop With 252 million dollars at the box office, for an official budget of 200 million-but with rumors on huge reshots, especially to differentiate themselves from Captain Marvel.
Disney then ended up with Another film X-Men On the arms: New mutants. Turned in 2017, rewritten and packed up with reshoots over the years, he had everything in power. Disney finally released it in the cinema in 2020, via 20th Century Studios, and The flop was again resounding : not even 50 million at the box office, for an official budget of 70 million-but probably more, in reality.
The tumble had started with X-Men : Apocalypsevery badly welcomed in 2016, which had collected 543 million in theaters for a budget of around 180 million. A beautiful score, of course, but far from the 746 million X-Men : Days of Future Past In 2014, for a budget of 200 million. This adventure which brought together the timelines of the X-Men, with the two generations, represented a commercial peak for the franchise.
The Fox has in any case exploited the mutant vein, with a first trilogy (X-Men, X-Men 2, X-Men: the final confrontation), four films between prequel and continuation (X-Men: The beginning, Days of Future Past, Apocalypse, Dark Phoenix), three episodes on Wolverine (X-Men Origins : Wolverine, Wolverine: the fight of the immortal, Logan), and two Deadpool Before he joined Disney. There is to drink and eat in these twelve filmsbut they have certainly played a crucial role in the history of superheroes in Hollywood.
To see the return of the X-Men to their own film, within the MCU, it will be necessary to wait. The calendar seems to be filled until 2027, with Avengers : Secret Wars which should upset many things.
