Jake Schreier Discusses His Plans to Give the X-Men a “Fresh Start”
With Marvel’s Multiverse Saga set to culminate in Avengers: Secret Wars, fans are already starting to look ahead to the MCU’s next phase.
According to Kevin Feige, the post–Secret Wars era will shift its focus to the X-Men, ushering in what is being referred to as the Mutant Saga.
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While details about Marvel Studios’ plans for its iconic team of mutants remain limited, it was previously revealed that Thunderbolts *director Jake Schreier will helm the first X-Men film.
A “Fresh Start” For the X-Men
During a recent interview with MovieWeb, Schreier was asked about his plans for the X-Men movie.
“I would say that we are aiming to do something that feels like a fresh start and going for something that feels new. And, really, something that Kevin has pushed for is this idea of, ‘What can we do within this world?’ It’s such a massive world, and I’ve spent the year just rereading a ton of it, like the entire [Chris] Claremont run and so many different … the great work that Grant Morrison did,” he said.
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“There’s so many different interesting takes within this world. And that shouldn’t be a clue as to anything. That’s just for background and just to live in the world and how deep that world is. Just thinking about, ‘What are the corners of it? What are the sides of it that maybe haven’t been done so brilliantly in so many of these great movies that we can … [that] were areas that we can explore where it feels like we’re doing something new?'”
End of an Era
For nearly 30 years now, the Fox X-Men have dominated popular culture, slowly becoming the definitive version of the team.
Ian McKellen in X-Men. Photo: Fox
While Kevin Feige and his team have previously dipped back into that well, bringing Kelsey Grammer’s Beast back for The Marvels, Patrick Stewart’s Professor X for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Hugh Jackman for Deadpool & Wolverine, Marvel sounds ready to turn the page.
Fans will, however, have one last opportunity to see the Fox X-Men in action during the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
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From there, a new chapter will begin with Schreier at the helm.
