Curiosity Studios isn't in a bustle to innovate theX-Men - and in that location's a adept reason. In March 2019, Disney finally completed its acquisition of the bulk of Fox's moving picture and Idiot box empire. Equally expected, the flick rights to the X-Men and the Fantastic Iv returned at last to Marvel Studios. Curiosity has already confirmed aFantastic Four movie is in the works, that Jon Watts - the helmer of Marvel's Spider-Human franchise - will direct it.

But one thing is becoming articulate; Marvel Studios seem to be in no hurry to introduce the X-Men. The studio has appear movies running through to 2023, along with a range of MCU Television set shows on Disney+, and there'southward no solid news of an X-Men evidence. There have been reports that Marvel has begun piece of work on a feature flick calledThe Mutants, but information technology appears to be in the earliest stages of development, with no known plot details, writers, directors, or bandage members. What's more, that title doesn't necessarily mean this will introduce the X-Men as a squad.

Curiosity Studios has e'er tended to play the long game, and president Kevin Feige has always insisted that will be the example with the X-Men. What'south more, it's condign clear there are practiced reasons for this.

Marvel Don't Depend On Superhero Brand Names

It'due south like shooting fish in a barrel to forget there was a time before Curiosity superheroes were guaranteed blockbusters. All that began to change in 1998, with the unlikely success story ofBlade. As Feige observed in a contempo interview withMen'south Health, "That sort of proved early on that it wasn't most how famous the character was, but nigh how great their potential was for becoming a absurd movie, or serial of movies." When Marvel began their own films in 2008, they were reduced to lesser brands whose film rights had either never been bought by other studios, or had lapsed. Over the side by side decade, Curiosity turned the likes of Iron Man and Captain America into household names, transformed the Guardians of the Milky way into a blockbuster hit, and broke $i billion withBlack Panther andCaptain Marvel. Looking at the Phase four film slate, information technology's clear they intend to continue in this vein, with 2021 introducing the Eternals - a brand that's never even been especially successful in the comics - and the lesser-known martial arts hero Shang-Chi.

Feige seems to be taking the same arroyo with the X-Men themselves. Back in 2019, discussing the exciting idea of bringing the X-Men into the MCU, he stressed Marvel'due south focus wasn't just on what he chosen the "marquee names." The fans may be excited about the likes of Cyclops, Wolverine, Professor X, and Magneto, but Feige is well aware Marvel has regained the rights to hundreds of characters.

Curiosity Is Already Introducing 'Lesser' Fox Backdrop

While all attention is on the big names and the established brands, in that location's already evidence Marvel is offset to integrate Trick properties into their shared cinematic universe - by developing ideas that have never been seen on the big screen before.The Falcon & the Winter Soldier introduced viewers to the isle nation of Madripoor, which is a hive of criminality and corruption. This was the first time Madripoor has always been seen in the MCU before, and that's probably because it's about strongly associated with the X-Men. Madripoor'due south most well-known resident is Patch, an alias of Wolverine, and other characters associated with Madripoor actually appeared in Fox films likeThe Wolverine.

Along a similar vein, it's possible the first explicit mutant introduced into the MCU won't be Charles Xavier, Magneto, Wolverine, or Storm, merely rather volition exist a fiddling-known Russian character named Ursa Major. Olivier Richters, the world's tallest bodybuilder, has been cast inBlack Widow for an unrevealed function, and there's been speculation he could be playing Ursa Major. This has been supported past recent comments from David Harbour (who plays Red Guardian inBlack Widow), who took to social media to name-drop Ursa Major and other members of the Winter Guard - Russia'due south answer to The Avengers. A mutant with the ability to transform into a behemothic comport, Ursa Major is about as "non-marquee" as they come.

Curiosity Is Allowing The 10-Men To Become A 'Legacy'

There's another reward to this approach; it allows the 10-Men to get a legacy. Curiosity has never been specially keen to repeat what has been done before, and the fact remains there accept been 13 previous X-Men movies (non all of which were successful or pop). Actors similar Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, and Michael Fassbender have inhabited these roles for years, meaning any new iterations of the X-Men will inevitably exist compared to what has been done earlier. By taking their time, Marvel allows fans to become less attached to these previous versions, and more coincidental viewers go ready for something new and original. This is exactly what Marvel did withBract, because the studio regained the film rights all the style back in 2013, and sat on them for years until Mahershala Ali eventually contacted them wanting to play the vampire hunter. Until then, they actually turned down pitches in order to give it fourth dimension.

10-Men fans are impatient, eager to see the X-Men join the MCU. All the signs suggest, though, that Marvel isn't in a hurry; they don't believe brands demand to be already established in society to be hits. Rather, they're working on "not-marquee" concepts that they believe tin be successful for now, and they want to let the 10-Men themselves rest for a petty so equally to establish them equally a legacy (which, not coincidentally, is the term used for that category on the Disney+ streaming service). While this volition no dubiety frustrate many, the reality is that Marvel has proved a boring-burn down approach works wonders in terms of integrating concepts and ideas into their shared universe. The MCU began with a human forging a adjust of armor, and by the cease of Phase 3 viewers had watched equally Spider-Man webbed Thor's hammer in order to be pulled away from an conflicting army while carrying the Infinity Gauntlet. Information technology will no incertitude be fascinating to encounter what state the MCU is in past 2028 - and, of form, by then information technology's safety to assume mutants will be a major function of the story.

More: Every Upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe Moving picture

  • Black Widow (2021)Release date: Jul 09, 2021
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the X Rings (2021)Release date: Sep 03, 2021
  • Eternals (2021)Release date: Nov 05, 2021
  • Medico Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)Release date: May 06, 2022
  • Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)Release date: Jul 08, 2022
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever/Black Panther 2 (2022)Release date: Nov 11, 2022
  • The Marvels/Captain Marvel 2 (2023)Release engagement: Feb 17, 2023
  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)Release date: Jul 28, 2023
  • Guardians of the Milky way Vol. 3 (2023)Release date: May 05, 2023

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