Marvel Studios has revealed a bunch of exciting details about its future at D23 Expo. Starting with night werewolf at Ant Man 3 at Loki 2 and Stone heart, several updates released have puzzled the public. But the MCU has remained silent on one of the most anticipated projects, Mutants. Fans eagerly wanted to see an update on their beloved X-Men, but they weren’t even mentioned there. Now, if reports are to be believed, Marvel Studios isn’t interested in bringing them out anytime soon.
There was a wide range of rumors that the MCU would announce the castings for Fantastic 4 and many updates regarding x-men and world war hulk. But unfortunately, the updates were mainly focused on the projects already announced earlier.
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X-Men is very far away right now
Marvel Studios is going to release a trainload of projects in the coming years. After the conclusion of phase 4 with wakanda foreverthe upcoming Phase 5 is jam-packed with projects leading up to the climax of this vast multiverse saga in Phase 6. According to reports, MCU won’t be introducing the X-Men amidst this hectic schedule.
In the words of Deadline’s Justin Kroll, even if a writer is hired by Marvel Studios, the movie is still miles away. It looks like the project won’t have any updates until we near the conclusion of Phase 6.
Speaking of X-MEN, this movie hasn’t been around for very long, so outside of one writer being exploited, it’s highly unlikely that any casting decisions will be made on this one for quite some time.
— Justin Kroll (@krolljvar) September 10, 2022
Although the odds are pretty slim, X-Men could also belong to one of those Phase 6 projects that has yet to be announced. Or we can also spot them at the end of Avengers: Secret Wars and they can participate in the pilot phase 7.
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Marvel Studios is setting up X-Men in small steps
While many fans were disappointed with the lack of X-Men updates, some pointed out that it was a wise move. There are theories that the MCU has already started setting up X-Men but isn’t interested in introducing such a big set amid all this Multiverse Saga traffic. Specifically, they’ll use these little tropes to slowly establish them until they get their own project.
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We spotted a variant of Professor Xavier in Doctor Strange 2. The first major clue Marvel Studios gave us was in Ms. Marvel. Jthe season finale of Ms. Marvel introduced the term Mutant to the MCU. Now, while these are small steps, fans should remember that the MCU has mastered making such small connections between various projects.
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