Facts, details, and castings for the upcoming X-Men reboot film, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Marvel Studios is finally moving forward with its long-awaited X-Men reboot, marking the first standalone mutant film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While plot details remain under wraps, Marvel has begun revealing what fans can expect as development ramps up.

Director

Marvel has tapped Jake Schreier (Thunderbolts) to direct the film.

Schreier has said the MCU’s take on the X-Men will be “recognizably different from what came before.”

“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.”

He has also confirmed Marvel is already discussing the franchise beyond a single film.

“First things first: We have to make one great movie.”

Writers

Following an earlier draft by Michael Lesslie, Marvel has brought in Beef creators Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo to write a new version of the screenplay.

Cast so far:

*POTENTIAL SPOILERS BELOW*

• Sadie Sink is playing Jean Grey, confirmed with her appearance in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

• Samara Weaving has been cast as Emma Frost.

• Inde Navarette met with director Jake Schrier and wants to play Mystique, though nothing is official at this time.

Kevin Feige on the future

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has teased that the studio sees enormous long-term potential in the mutant franchise.

“The amount of X-Men stories that have not been told yet is awesome. Not just the ones that interact with other Marvel heroes, of which there are lots, but there are sagas upon sagas upon sagas within the X-Men that we’re very excited to delve into.”

Marvel has been doing casting auditions since May for the X-Men and this article will continue to be updated. For more Marvel news, check out our site.