Marvel’s X-Men Film Has Two New Writers
According to Collider, Beef creator Lee Sung Jin and The Bear writer and co-showrunner Joanna Calo are re-writing the upcoming Marvel X-Men movie.
There is plenty of excitement in the air for the newly revamped saga, with Jake Schreier confirmed to direct the film fresh off the mega success of Thunderbolts (The New Avengers). However, concern is starting to creep in among fans, with little news beyond repeated script rewrites. Previously, it was claimed that Michael Lesslie (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) was writing the film’s script, who was also rewriting an earlier script by Aaron Rabin and Zach Dean.
The latest update comes from Schreier himself, who told Collider:
“We’re still developing. You know, one of the exciting things that’s tying into Beef is that Sonny [Lee Sung Jin] and Joanna [Calo] both worked on this season. Obviously, I mean, Beef is Sonny’s show, and Joanna worked on the season as well, and we worked together on Season 1 of Beef and on Thunderbolts*. They have come in and are working on a draft right now, which is really exciting to be able to put that group of people together again.
When you go back and read X-Men [comics], there’s ideology but also interpersonal drama, almost of a soap opera quality. Having writers who understand both how to drive ideology from personal stakes, if we get that right, that’s what will feel most honest to what X-Men can be.”
As it’s still in the early stages of pre-production, no cast or crew have been announced at this stage, although there are a large number of rumours that Sadie Sink, who is due to appear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, will be playing Jean Grey.
The X-Men film is currently scheduled for release in 2028.
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