Tim Miller is ready to suit up for Marvel again, and he’s got his sights set on the X-Men reboot coming to the MCU as part of Kevin Feige’s new age of mutants kicking off after Avengers: Secret Wars.
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Deadpool director and creator behind Netflix’s Love Death + Robots and Prime Video’s Secret Level, revealed he’s actively pursuing the opportunity to direct an X-Men movie under Feige’s Marvel Studios, now that the mutants are finally coming to the MCU.
Miller Reaches Out to Marvel Boss Kevin Feige
Miller said the X-Men were his way into comics growing up and that he already reached out to Feige to make his case.
“The X-Men are my favorite characters. I wrote Kevin Feige, and I’m like, ‘If there was ever anything that you would let me do in the Marvel Universe, please, the X-Men would be it,’” he said.
Miller was previously developing an X-Men film at 20th Century Fox before the Disney merger shut it down. That project was based on X-Men #143, a story he described as Home Alone meets Alien, centered on Kitty Pryde facing off against a demon alone in the X-Mansion.
Also Interested in DC’s The Authority
While X-Men is his top pick, Miller also named The Authority as his dream DC project.
“If DC ever gets around to doing The Authority, that’s my favorite comic ever — it’s the Justice League if they killed people. I think there’s a lot of room left [in the genre], a lot of different stories to tell,” he said.
A Fan of Thunderbolts
Miller praised Marvel’s recently released Thunderbolts, calling it “an excellent film,” noting the grounded action, solid performances, and thematic consistency.
Interestingly enough, Thunderbolts director Jake Schreier is reportedly in talks to direct Marvel’s first X-Men film.
What’s next for the X-Men in the MCU?
Marvel has confirmed the Fox X-Men actors and characters are returning for Avengers: Doomsday with Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden. Channing Tatum also returns as Gambit from Deadpool & Wolverine.
Wild rumors are also flying about who will make up the new members of Feige’s X-Men reboot.
What’s next for Deadpool?
It’s claimed that Ryan Reynolds and Deadpool will be appearing in Avengers: Doomsday. Reynolds has also revealed he is currently in the early stages of a new Deadpool movie featuring X-Men characters, some fans speculating could be Uncanny X-Force.
