Marvel Studios X-Men reboot continues to be a hot topic of conversation. While Marvel has stayed mum on the muties other than to confirm they’ll be a large part of the studio’s post-Secret Wars plans, scoopers, insiders and bullshiters alike have flooded social media with information and misinformation about the project. Now, a new report from one of the most reliable Marvel Studios insiders looks to give fans something solid to anchor their hopes to.
According to Jeff “The In” Sneider, “X-Men will begin shooting next year for a 2027 release. That means official casting news likely coming in the next few months… along with a director announcement.“
Marvel Studios currently has three films slated for theatrical release in 2027 with two untitled films (July 23 and November 5) slotted on either side of Avengers: Secret Wars (May 7). While recent rumors suggested that sequels in the Shang-Chi and Doctor Strange franchises were on track for 2027 releases, Sneider’s report calls that into question.
Sneider’s latest report is consistent with other recent rumblings which indicate that Marvel is in the process of narrowing down its wishlists for key characters such as Marvel Girl, Cyclops, Gambit and Kitty Pryde, though it is, of course, entirely possible that one or more of those characters could appear in another project ahead of X-Men.
Given that Lesslie has been at work on the script for the better part of the last year, it seems entirely reasonable to assume that enough work has been done on it to begin meeting with directors and looking for the right fit to bring the Children of the Atom into the MCU. While at one point, Black Panther franchise creator Ryan Coogler was rumored to be among the candidates for the job, it would seem as though his work on Black Panther 3–which looks to be another post-Multiverse Saga project–woukd seem to make that unrealistic.
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