Overview

• Schreier told Empire he has started work on the standalone X‑Men movie, marking the project’s early development phase.
• No casting or release date has been announced, and outlets report Marvel is fine‑tuning Michael Lesslie’s script and eyeing emerging talent to control costs.
• The director says his key takeaway from Thunderbolts* is calibrating large‑scale action with emotionally driven scenes.
• Industry reporting indicates the film is expected to arrive after Avengers: Secret Wars, with 2028 often cited as the earliest likely window.
• Before the reboot, Fox‑era stars including Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are confirmed to appear in Avengers: Doomsday, as Kevin Feige touts a post‑Secret Wars reset and a youth‑oriented X‑Men focus.