After months of hypothesis (and even a slight affirmation from Ryan Coogler), Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier has been formally confirmed because the director of the upcoming X-Men movie set inside the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The affirmation was made by a minimum of Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, who even went on to elucidate (just a little bit of) what the movie will appear to be.
Feige made the affirmation suring a roundtable interview selling Incredible 4: First Steps, which kicks off the MCU’s Part Six. Movies. On the occasion was ComicBook.com, who reported on Feige’s statements in an article revealed July 20.
“It’s official,” Feige stated, “Jake Schreier is doing X-Men for us, and we’re very, very fortunate […] We’re very, very fortunate to have him and really excited to have him. And so we’re starting. It’s all beginning now. The script’s underway.”
What’s that script about? Nicely, Feige’s not precisely being forthcoming. In actual fact, the MCU captain identified the a long time upon a long time of comedian guide historical past that must go into an X-Men movie, saying there are “so many sagas inside sagas for X-Men that that’s half of what we’re speaking about now — which saga to develop and construct to whereas doing an important factor, which is introducing all of these characters and giving them their due in our first movie.”
Nonetheless, Feige would reveal that the X-Men would be “youth-oriented,” pointing to Schreier’s ability as tapping right into a youthful demographic as making him the best director for the job.
“Jake’s an extremely sensible man,” Feige concluded, “And he’s an extremely gifted filmmaker […] We had an excellent expertise with him on Thunderbolts*. And for those who noticed that movie, what he did with these character interactions, he additionally has his pulse on, let’s consider, a youthful demographic. He’s youthful than me for certain, however he’s tapped into that in a means that I feel was vital for Thunderbolts*, rather more vital for X-Men. As a result of X-Men, because it was in the comics, will be a really youth-oriented, targeted and cast movie.”
So what does this imply? Will X-Men be about youthful mutants becoming a member of the already established Xavier Faculty as run by Cyclops, Jean Gray, and the like? Or will we concentrate on youthful variations of these characters themselves, just like what we obtained in X-Men: First Class? Solely time will inform, I suppose.
The Incredible 4: First Steps is in theaters July 25.
