Ryan Coogler Confirms That THUNDERBOLTS* Director Jake Schreier Will Helm X-Men Reboot

Shortly after Thunderbolts was released in theaters, rumors began to swirl that Jake Schreier was in talks to helm the X-Men reboot for Marvel Studios. While the studio may not have officially confirmed the news, that may have changed courtesy of Black Panther director and Ironheart executive producer Ryan Coogler spilling the beans in a new interview.

The initial news that Schreier was in line to direct X-Men was met with something of a mixed response. Even though MCU fans and critics loved Thunderbolts,* in general the film did not fare well at the box office, and the filmmaker is seen by some as a "safe but unremarkable" choice for such an important movie.

Casting is reportedly underway, and rumors have been swirling that the likes of Harris Dickinson, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters are said to be on the studio's radar (they were reportedly in contention to play Cyclops, Rogue, and Kitty Pryde, but I'm not sure if this is still the case), along with Alien: Romulus star David Jonsson and Trinity Bliss, who may be in line to play Jubilee.

Other names that have popped up in the rumor mill include Hunter Schafer (Mystique), Ayo Edebiri (Storm) and Javier Bardem (Mr. Sinister).

Here's what Kevin Feige had to say about his "10-year plan" for the Mutant Saga in a recent interview.

"I think you will see that continues in our next few movies with some X-Men players that you might recognize. Right after that, the whole story of Secret Wars really leads us into a new age of mutants and of the X-Men. Again, [it’s] one of those dreams come true. We finally have the X-Men back."

Macbeth (2015), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) and Assassin's Creed (2016) scribe Michael Lesslie penned the script, but we wouldn't be surprised if another writer (or two) were brought in to zhush up the script before the movie enters production.

No release date has been set, although some believe that we could be getting X-Men in 2028.