The X-Men are on their way.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The X-Men are on their way to the MCU, and a new update about the team's debut movie supports an exciting theory about their role in the upcoming Marvel movie landscape. Fox's X-Men movies were pivotal in kickstarting the modern superhero movie craze, and even if the franchise found uneven critical reception, it produced several iconic takes on classic mutants and their storylines.
However, news about where Marvel Studios is at with the X-Men reboot has surfaced via Deadline, revealing that the search is on for a writer. Sources say that Marvel Studios leadership will be hearing pitches from writers this fall, and a decision should happen sometime in early 2024. While it's exiting to hear an update about the X-Men's future, this news undoubtedly places the movie's planned release several years out.
MCU Mutant Saga Theory More Likely After X-Men Movie Update With the MCU Phases 1 through 3 being the Infinity Saga and Phases 4 through 6 labeled the Multiverse Saga, anticipation has already been building over what the MCU Phases 7 through 9 could bring. One long-held theory is that the MCU's next saga will be the Mutant Saga, and the X-Men reboot's latest update works well with that idea. The theory already made sense - while mutants like Namor and Ms.
The MCU's X-Men movie releasing later means that the franchise can fully explore the effect mutants have on already-established characters and franchises. A common criticism of the MCU Phases 4 and 5 is that there isn't yet a strong connecting narrative tying disparate projects together. Mutants can change that. Even if other MCU Phase 7 projects aren't directly about the X-Men, they can be an important and consistent piece of fabric connecting different movies in the background.
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