Overview

• Kevin Feige confirmed at a press conference that Jake Schreier will helm the MCU’s first standalone X-Men film.
• The project is being framed as a youth-oriented reboot with a distinct tone and style from the Hugh Jackman–led series.
• Schreier emphasized that the film will explore the inherent complexity of X-Men characters wrestling with identity and internal conflict.
• Feige indicated that the screenplay is actively in development to introduce a new generation of mutants.
• Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Kelsey Grammer, Alan Cumming and Rebecca Romijn will reprise their roles in Avengers: Doomsday prior to the solo reboot.