MOVIE NEWS – Marvel isn’t just pressing restart—it’s gearing up to reinvent its cinematic universe and has made it official that its release strategy is about to get a major overhaul. “Reset, not reboot” is the studio’s mantra as it redraws its universe, putting the spotlight back on the mutants—meaning the X-Patrol could finally return to center stage.

Just days ago, it looked like superhero movies were on the way out. That’s not the case—just ask Kevin Feige. Early reactions to Fantastic Four: First Steps are surprisingly positive, and Superman’s strong opening weekend shows that people are still hungry for stories about heroes with capes, powers, and plenty of inner conflict.

Even Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, admits the old model needs a serious makeover. In an interview with Variety, Feige put it plainly: “We need to readjust the strategy” if the genre is going to survive and excite audiences like it did in the MCU’s glory days. What’s coming isn’t a traditional reboot, but rather a “reset.” And for that, Marvel is bringing back one of its most beloved franchises: the X-Men—finally, as it always should have been.

“Reset, Not Reboot”: Marvel’s Plan to Redraw Its Cinematic World

Feige was quick to clarify that this is not your typical reboot. “Reboot is a scary word—it can mean a lot of different things to a lot of people. What we’re doing is more of a reset,” he explained. But what does that actually mean?

After Avengers: Secret Wars hits theaters in 2027, the Marvel Cinematic Universe will undergo something like a rebirth. Inspired by the 2015 comics of the same name, Secret Wars will mix timelines, characters, and universes, creating a brand-new continuity. Think of what we saw in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness or the recent Spider-Man movies—only much bigger. According to Feige, Secret Wars isn’t an ending like Endgame; it’s a fresh start.

That fresh start has a name: X-Men. And it’s no accident. For decades, Marvel dreamed of bringing the mutants into its cinematic fold, but the rights were with 20th Century Fox, which launched the first X-Men films in the early 2000s with mostly adult casts—far from the youthful energy of the comics. That approach worked at the box office, but it wasn’t what Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Chris Claremont originally envisioned.

Now, Marvel finally has full control over the mutants. According to Variety, after the events of Secret Wars, the studio plans a new X-Men film directed by Jake Schreier (Thunderbolts), featuring a young, all-new cast. The goal: to bring back the spirit of the comics, where the mutants are teenagers grappling with their powers and a world that fears them. “X-Men has always been about young people who feel like outsiders, who don’t fit in, who always felt like ‘the other,’” Feige said. “That’s the universal story of the mutants, and that’s what we’re bringing to the screen.”

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