Jake Schreier to direct MCU's youth-focused X-Men reboot

Director Jake Schreier has moved from Marvel’s Thunderbolts to helm a new X-Men movie, beginning work on the MCU’s highly anticipated mutant reboot. While specifics remain under wraps, Marvel says the project is actively in development and is positioned within the studio’s broader plan to reset the Marvel Cinematic Universe after the events of Avengers Doomsday and Avengers Secret Wars. A release date has not been announced, and casting is still to come, but the move signals a renewed emphasis on the X-Men as a central pillar of the franchise’s next era.

Schreier disclosed the early stage of the project in an interview, stressing the surrounding excitement and his readiness to take on one of Marvel’s most storied properties. “I can’t say anything about it, but we’ve started work on X-Men, and that’s obviously very, very exciting,” he said. The director, who recently steered Thunderbolts to strong critical reception, noted that his experience on that ensemble film has informed how he approaches a larger, team-based saga with younger, core characters at the heart of the story.

The Thunderbolts project, which features a cast including Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian,...