In the wake of two big X-Men projects, the super squad is returning to the big screen. Ever since Disney bought Fox in 2019, the MCU and the X-Men have had a long-running “will-they-or-won’t-they” dynamic. introduced as a “recast” Pietro, but he wasn’t really him, just a brainwashed actor.
introduced — and brought back Sir Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier — but they existed in a different universe. Next, and the upcoming movie will make the merger official. But it’s all leading up to the inevitable: a standalone X-Men movie set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Now, there’s an update on the movie: the first signs of life in what is sure to be a huge MCU event. Marvel is already betting big on the X-Men with Disney+ original animated series . reports that screenwriter Michael Lesslie is in negotiations to write the upcoming movie.
X-Men was reportedly a major focus for Marvel Studios once the writer’s strike ended last fall, but it still apparently took nearly eight months to find the right scribe for the high-profile script. Lesslie has experience with franchises and adaptation (if an uneven track record, at best). Beyond the recent Hunger Games prequel movie, he co-wrote both the movie (starring Michael Fassbinder) and the 2015 adaptation of (also starring Michael Fassbinder).
If you’re noticing a pattern here, you’re not alone. So should we expect Michael Fassbinder to reprise his role as Magneto in the upcoming X-Men movie? Probably.