Summary
- Marvel Studios is rumored to be working on an X-Men TV series spinoff.
- The show could focus on young mutants from Marvel Comics’ Academy X, potentially leading into an X-Men movie.
- Fans eagerly anticipate how Kevin Feige and the MCU team will adapt the X-Men franchise following the Fox era.
The X-Men MCU plans are rumored to include a spinoff TV series focused on a specific group of mutants from the comics.
With the X-Men film rights now under Marvel Studios’ control following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox, the studio has been planning an X-Men MCU reboot for years. While Marvel Studios is seemingly focused on giving the Fox era a fitting sendoff by having actors from past X-Men movies reprise their mutant roles in the MCU Multiverse, most fans suspect the studio will find new actors for these iconic roles and reboot the franchise with a new feature film. However, a new rumor claims Marvel Studios is already planning an additional project in its X-Men franchise.
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During a recent episode of Jeff Sneider and John Rocha’s The Hot Mic, the two hosts discussed the report on Marvel Studios’ decision to pause development on 3 MCU shows: Nova, Strange Academy, and Terror Inc. Sneider noted that when he heard about the Strange Academy show, a source told him an Academy X series was in development that could potentially lead into the X-Men MCU movie. Another source told Sneider they would be surprised if Marvel Studios started doing X-Men MCU shows before the movie and that the Academy X series would be a spinoff of the movie that would release after. Regardless of whether it would precede or follow the X-Men MCU movie, Sneider said both sources were seemingly of the opinion that a live-action Academy X series about “young mutants” was in the works.
During the conversation, Sneider commented on the 3 projects Marvel Studios reportedly paused. He believes that the Nova Marvel show will still happen (probably next year) and that it may have made sense for Marvel Studios to hold off on the project if they wanted the currently unavailable Brandon Sklenar to play Richard Rider. Sneider also heard that the Strange Academy series would be Marvel Studios’ “Harry Potter show” with wizards, warlocks, and similar content. He speculated that perhaps Marvel Studios decided to do Academy X rather than “compete” against Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter TV series with Strange Academy.
For the unaware, Academy X students were introduced in Marvel Comics’ New X-Men #23 essentially as a new incarnation of the New Mutants. The initial roster included the more obscure characters Anole, Armor, the Cuckoo Triplets, Dust, Elixir, Prodigy, Pixie, and Rockslide. These Academy X students were being trained at the Xavier Institute to become members of and potentially future leaders of the X-Men team.
Of course, if Marvel Studios is planning an Academy X series, there’s no shortage of more recognizable young mutants to choose from. If the Academy X series precedes the X-Men MCU movie, it could be an effective way of introducing the team to audiences before their big screen debut. On the other hand, most fans probably don’t want to wait much longer to see Marvel Studios’ X-Men movie. Regardless of which project comes first, fans are excited to see how Kevin Feige and the MCU team adapt the X-Men.
Marvel Studios’ X-Men movie is in development at Marvel Studios.
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