‘X-Men’: Marvel Studios Eyes ‘The New Avengers’ Director Jake Schreier For Reboot
After praise from Disney CEO Bob Iger (on a company investor earnings call) for Jake Schreier‘s “Thunderbolts*” (“The New Avengers“) recent success, the director is now being eyed to helm Marvel Studios‘ reboot of the “X-Men” franchise. Trades such as THR, Variety, and Deadline all report that Schreier is in the mix to direct “X-Men,” which already has a script from screenwriter Michael Lesslie (“Macbeth,” “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”). Continue reading ‘X-Men’: Marvel Studios Eyes ‘The New Avengers’ Director Jake Schreier For Reboot at The Playlist.



After praise from Disney CEO Bob Iger (on a company investor earnings call) for Jake Schreier‘s “Thunderbolts*” (“The New Avengers“) recent success, the director is now being eyed to helm Marvel Studios‘ reboot of the “X-Men” franchise.
Trades such as THR, Variety, and Deadline all report that Schreier is in the mix to direct “X-Men,” which already has a script from screenwriter Michael Lesslie (“Macbeth,” “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”).