New “X-Men” To Be ‘Recognizably Different’

By
Garth Franklin
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20th Century Studios

Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” opened this past weekend to $117.6 million domestically, the biggest opener for a Marvel film this year.

In terms of reviews, fans seem to be divided as to whether it or “Thunderbolts” was the best MCU film this year. Certainly, the latter got a lot of praise, with the film’s director Jake Schreier have already been hired to work on the first proper “X-Men” film for the MCU.

Speaking with The Playlist this week, “Thunderbolts” director Jake Schreier was asked if the new “X-Men film will be “recognizably different from what came before”. He says:

“Yeah, I think that’s fair to say… but to be able to explore all of the ideas that are inherent to that rich source material, but also at the scale inherent to the source material, that’s like a very rare and fortunate opportunity. That’s very exciting.

What I can say is, it’s just inherently interesting and complex material… The core idea of what ‘X-Men’ is involves complexity. It’s an incredible opportunity with super interesting characters and [much] internal conflict. These characters are wrestling with their identity and place in the world—that’s inherently interesting and complex material.”

Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige previously indicated the new X-Men will be a much more youth-focused reboot in terms of casting, tone and perspective.

Before that, we’re getting the return of the old school “X-Men” in the two “Avengers” films, with one of the returnees being Rebecca Romijn as Mystique.

The actress was at Comic-Con this weekend promoting “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” where she was asked about coming back to that role two decades later.

She confirmed that she has shot most (but not all) of her scenes for “Avengers: Doomsday,” and provided some thoughtful answers about taking ownership of the part this time and the personal impact it had on her. See her comments in the video below: