‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Writer Signs on to Pen Marvel Studios ‘X-Men’

X-Men ’97 breathed new life into Marvel Studios. Now it’s time to see how they play in live-action. Rumblings have been growing for some time that Kevin Feige and company were closing in on a writer for their upcoming film and now they have found their scribe.

According to Deadline, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes writer Michael Lesslie has begun negotiating with the studio to write the new adaptation.

Lesslie was recently named as one of the writers on Marvel’s shortlist along with Rafe Judkins. Now Lesslie, the writer behind the 2016 Assassin’s Creed film, is on the case. Even though this represents continued momentum behind Disney’s work with the X-Men, there’s no release date for the film and there’s no current expectation of it being in theaters before 2027.

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Source: Deadline