Marvel’s X-Men movie has brought in two new writers. Jake Schreier revealed that Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo are now working on a draft for the film, which means the project is still very much in development.
Schreier made the update while speaking with Collider, and Deadline separately reported the same shake-up.
Jake Schreier confirms Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo are writing
Schreier said the film is still in the development stage and explained that Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo have joined the project to work on the current draft.
That brings together a creative group he already knows well. Sung Jin created Beef, Calo has been a major force on The Bear, and both also have ties to Schreier through prior collaborations, including Thunderbolts*.
This update also appears to mark a change from the previous plan.
Back in May 2024, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter reported that Hunger Games writer Michael Lesslie was set to write the X-Men movie for Marvel Studios.
Now it looks like Marvel has moved forward with a new draft from Sung Jin and Calo.
What Marvel may be aiming for with X-Men
The move makes sense based on how Marvel has been talking about the reboot. Variety previously reported that Marvel was looking at younger talent rather than big A-list names for the next wave of X-Men, with cost control part of the thinking.
If that holds, Marvel may be aiming for a younger team and a more grounded cast dynamic, with the writing doing more of the heavy lifting than star power. Bringing in writers from Beef and The Bear fits that approach.
Release date still not announced
Marvel still has not officially dated X-Men, but Disney recently shifted one untitled Marvel movie to July 28, 2028, and added two more untitled dates on May 4, 2029, and July 13, 2029.
One of those dates could end up being X-Men, but that has not been confirmed.
