Overview

• Industry sources now say that Marvel Studios has begun casting for the MCU X-Men live-action reboot with Michael Lesslie writing and Jake Schreier directing, though the studio has not officially confirmed any cast decisions.
• Rumors cite actors such as Harris Dickinson, Margaret Qualley, Julia Butters, Hunter Schafer, Ayo Edebiri and Javier Bardem as potential mutant leads, but none of these names have been verified by Marvel.
• Former X-Men ’97 showrunner Beau DeMayo has returned to social media to allege that Marvel president Kevin Feige resented the animated series’ success and pressured crew members to downplay its impact.
• Marvel continues to uphold its March 2024 statement that it severed ties with DeMayo after an internal investigation uncovered “egregious” misconduct allegations.
• The widespread praise for X-Men ’97 has fueled debate over Marvel’s creative direction just as the live-action reboot moves into active early development.