Over the previous a number of years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has launched a lot of new characters and has hinted on the return of acquainted properties. Such heroes who fall into the latter class are the X-Males, who followers have appeared wanting to see again on the massive display screen once more. Marvel Studios has been cagey in terms of actual plans for the well-known workforce. Now, studio head Kevin Feige is dropping hints as to when the characters may really obtain the highlight in upcoming Marvel movies.
Since 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, there have been quite a few references and cameos to the X-Males which have been sprinkled throughout main MCU entries. Deadpool & Wolverine is the newest occasion of such a manufacturing with connections to the mutants. Amid Disney’s D23 Brazil Expo, Kevin Feige spoke with Omelete (by way of ComicBook.com) throughout which shared some perception into some future productions. Of which, he talked briefly in regards to the X-Males, and their future throughout the MCU. Feige was quoted saying:
After we had been making ready for Avengers: Endgame years in the past, it was a matter of attending to the grand finale of our narrative, after which we needed to begin over again after that. This time, heading into Secret Wars, we already know very nicely what the story goes to be up till then and after that. The X-Males are an necessary a part of that future.
For the reason that MCU’s latest entries have been focusing increasingly more in regards to the multiverse, followers have been theorizing that it may result in some sort of reboot for the X-Males franchise. That may make a number of sense, particularly for the reason that X-related characters we have seen to this point have hailed from alternate universes. It might be nice if Kevin Feige had dropped a number of extra specifics however, on the very least, it feels like we may see extra mutants seem within the lead-up to 2027’s Avengers: Secret Wars.
The inclusion of the X characters thus far has been attention-grabbing, to say the least. As an illustration, in Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity, a Professor X variant appeared as a member of the Illuminati. The mid-credits scene of The Marvels additionally revealed the Beast and Binary, as Monica Rambeau discovered herself in an alternate dimension. And, as beforehand alluded to, the cameo-filled Deadpool & Wolverine featured the titular clawed mutant in addition to X-23, Gambit and extra.
Though the beloved mutants have but to play an enormous position within the live-action realm, Marvel Studios has been giving them their time to shine within the realm of animation. The important thing method during which that is occurred has been by means of X-Males ’97 (which is out there to stream with a Disney+ subscription). On high of that, Storm was simply revealed to be showing on the upcoming third season of What If…?
As Kevin Feige and co. proceed to stability all of the MCU releases coming down the pike, I am assured that Charles Xavier and his band of heroes will take middle stage sooner fairly than later. Being affected person is tough however, hopefully, it will all be nicely well worth the wait.
What you possibly can look ahead to film-wise within the fast future is the discharge of Captain America: Courageous New World, which opens in theaters on February 14 as a part of the 2025 film schedule.