Marvel Studios is in the news with the expected X-Men reboot, but this time they're looking for fresh faces: instead of A-list names, the studio is looking for younger, relative nobodies. This casting shift is purportedly meant to control expenditures as big-budget superhero films have become a riskier proposition in today’s market. Recent reports reveal that Marvel plans to start casting soon for the new X-Men project, which will be spearheaded by Jake Schreier (director of Thunderbolts). Schreier is co-writing the script with Michael Lesslie, known for “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has confirmed that this next generation of mutants will be very “youth-oriented”—featuring a fresh take on a tale that has always centered around young people grappling with the sensation of being ‘othered.’Though sources are indicating that July 23, 2027, is still being pegged for an X-Men movie release, it is no longer expected that the date will be reserved for X-Men. Instead, it seems that Marvel is quite fond of Coogler’s work and is looking forward to Black Panther 3. There is no longer a need to rush through the delayed Blade reboot or Deadpool 4, even after the massive hit that Deadpool & Wolverine was.Observers are noting that the studio is trying to bounce back after the recent troubles faced in the superhero domain, which makes $1 billion box office returns a rare sight after the golden period of the MCU. Marvel is keen to make a global splash in the box office, and having no bankable big-name stars is no longer the issue it used to be. Add in the fact that a younger cast could help to sustain the next X-Men installment for a longer period of time by allowing the actors to “grow” with the franchise.Fox’s original X-Men films have gone through blast doors, along with the rest of Fox; this reboot will be the first in the series to properly explore Marvel’s mutant heroes and their inner conflicts and modern struggles through a contemporary lens.
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