'X-Men' Reboot Director Jake Schreier Says 'Beef' Creator & 'The Bear' Showrunner Are Writing Script For Marvel Film
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Key Points:
- Jake Schreier is directing the upcoming X-Men film reboot, currently in the development stage with a script being drafted by Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo, known for their work on Beef and The Bear.
- Schreier praised Lee and Calo for their ability to blend ideology and interpersonal drama, aiming to capture the soap opera-like quality of the X-Men comics in the film's narrative.
- The X-Men reboot will reunite Schreier with these writers, following their collaboration on the Marvel movie Thunderbolts, and is slated for release after Avengers: Secret Wars.
- Avengers: Doomsday will mark the first Marvel Cinematic Universe reunion of X-Men characters, now under Disney's ownership after acquiring 21st Century Fox in 2019, featuring actors like Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen.
- In a 2025 interview, Schreier reflected on lessons from Thunderbolts that he plans to incorporate into the X-Men film to enhance its storytelling and character development.
