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Marvel Studios’ next mutant team might not stay a mystery much longer. A new X-Men film is set to become the first live-action installment of the franchise fully produced and distributed by Marvel Studios, with Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier attached to direct. The film currently has no release date or confirmed cast, arriving in 2028 and…

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The animated corner of the mutant landscape isn’t slowing down for anyone. In an exclusive interview with The Direct, original series director and X-Men ’97 producer Larry Houston unmasked the ideal long-term trajectory for the hit Disney+ animated series, confirming that Marvel Studios is operating under a historically massive multi-year expansion plan.

X-Men ’97 producer Larry Houston opened up about the lifespan of the acclaimed Disney+ revival. Marvel Animation’s modern continuation of X-Men: The Animated Series has been firing on all cylinders. Following the massive success of its debut season in 2024, X-Men ’97 Season 2 maintained the momentum, anchored by strong reviews and character-driven storylines. With…

As X2 demonstrated, there’s nothingX-Men fans love better than a secret base full of hidden files. That 2003 movie pushed DVD pausing technology to its limits, as fans would freeze the frame to read the names that briefly displayed when Mystique, disguised as Yuriko, copied classified computer files that referenced Dazzler, the Blob, Cannonball, and…

It’s looking more and more likely that Marvel’s visit to San Diego Comic-Con 2026 is going to involve a major X-Men reboot reveal – at least judging by the sharp uptick in casting rumors we’ve seen in the last week. There have been sizzling reports about breakout actresses being eyed to play Rogue, a fan-favorite…

It’s been seven years since there’s been a proper X-Men live-action movie in theaters. And although the classic Fox-era mutants are getting (another) swan song in Avengers: Doomsday, everyone is far more excited about the upcoming X-Men reboot for the MCU. Soon, all-new versions of Marvel’s beloved mutant heroes will head to our screens. But…

Magneto is one of the greatest characters in the Marvel Universe, and it’s not even close. He started his existence as the X-Men‘s chief antagonist, his mutant supremacist beliefs contrasting with the peaceful goals of the team. He started out as a Doom rip-off (like numerous Stan Lee-created villains back then) and was a cool,…

If there’s one revival that matches or even surpasses its predecessor, it’sX-Men ’97. The animated series received widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades for its 10-episode first season

The very first X-Men comic I bought was 1994’s X-Men #39, featuring Cyclops’ grandfather and Adam X (who actually comes up later in this installment). Shortly after, I made the life-altering decision to go all in on reading everything X-Men — which meant I, along with Marvel’s merry mutants, was thrown into the Age of…