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Marvel Taps Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo to Write X-Men Reboot

The move signals a character-driven take rooted in the comics’ ideological conflicts.

Overview

  • Director Jake Schreier said in a Collider interview on Tuesday that Calo and Lee are now drafting the script and that the film remains in development.
  • Schreier described the goal as mixing big ideas with close, soap‑opera‑style relationships, and he said the pair can tie ideology to personal stakes.
  • He is reuniting with both writers after working with them on Netflix’s Beef and on Marvel’s Thunderbolts, which he said makes the collaboration click fast.
  • Earlier versions came from Michael Lesslie after a draft by Aaron Rabin and Zach Dean, showing a continuing overhaul of the screenplay.
  • Marvel has not announced the cast or plot, and reports of a younger lineup and a 2028 release are unconfirmed, as fans await the team’s full MCU debut after recent mutant teases.