Marvel Studios’ X-Men film is officially picking up steam, with Deadline reporting that Michael Lesslie has been tapped to write the film.
Lesslie (The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) is in negotiations to write the upcoming movie, which is mostly shrouded in mystery as of now.
Last year, it was reported that the writing job for X-Men had been one of the more sought after gigs once the WGA strike ended in 2023. At the time, Marvel Studios was reported to be meeting with several prospective candidates, and have now zeroed in on Lesslie.
What do we know about the X-Men in the MCU?
An X-Men film from Marvel Studios is something that fans have been hoping to see made for some time now. Currently, there are no casting or even crew decisions that have been made on a possible new X-Men film.
However, several actors have been floated around in rumors. This includes Giancarlo Esposito, who has openly said that he’d love to play Charles Xavier — Professor X — in the film.
While no live-action news is available as of yet, Marvel Studios is still showing love to the X-Men franchise. References to the X-Men in the MCU have come in the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel. In the closing minutes of the finale, it’s revealed that Kamala has her powers due to a mutation in her genetics, at which point the iconic X-Men animated series theme music players.
On the animated front, the Disney+ series X-Men ’97 has been praised as an instant classic, and one of the best X-Men series ever created. X-Men ’97 just wrapped up its first season, with a second already in the works.
