{"id":18460,"date":"2022-07-13T18:01:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T16:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1680755"},"modified":"2022-07-13T18:26:31","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T16:26:31","slug":"when-will-x-men-join-the-mcu-release-date-speculation-cast-rumours","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/when-will-x-men-join-the-mcu-release-date-speculation-cast-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"When will X-Men join the MCU? Release date speculation, cast rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 13 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It has been years now since the film rights to the X-Men were acquired by Disney.<\/p>\n

Since Disney acquired 20th Century Fox, the Marvel Cinematic Universe now has access to a whole host of other Marvel Comics characters \u2013 including the mutants of the X-Men comics.<\/p>\n

In 2019, Marvel Studios\u2019 big boss Kevin Feige confirmed that we would be getting a cinematic outing focused on the X-Men, offering a new take following on from the Fox film series of X-Men films.<\/a><\/p>\n

So, when will we see this film outing, and which characters will the film connect to? Here is everything you need to know about the untitled mutants film on the way.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, we also have a guide for you on how to watch all of the Marvel movies and TV shows in order.<\/a><\/p>\n

When will X-Men join the MCU?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige first confirmed that a Marvel Cinematic Universe film centred on mutants was in development during the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con.<\/p>\n

In 2021, Feige told Collider:<\/a> \u201cIt has been heavily discussed, as you might imagine. And we have a good feeling of where it\u2019s going and when it\u2019s going, but that all remains to be seen.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, it is safe to say that Marvel is playing its cards close to its chest but we have no confirmed release date for the X-Men\u2019s next cinematic outing.<\/p>

Technically one of the X-Men has now appeared in the MCU after Professor X, played by Patrick Stewart, appeared a a member of the Illuminati in a parallel universe during the events of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Not only that the final scenes of Disney Plus<\/a> series Ms Marvel<\/a> saw lead character Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) discover that she is a mutant, a moment accompanied by the familiar theme tune to X-Men: The Animated Series.<\/p>\n

So we also have our first mutant heroine in the MCU!<\/p>\n

Who could star in an MCU X-Men movie?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Will Taron Egerton portray Wolverine in the MCU\u2019s take on the X-Men?<\/span><\/figcaption> Photo by Rodin Eckenroth\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Well, given her status as the first official mutant in the Marvel Cinematic Universe\u2019s central 616 universe, it is possible that Iman Vellani could reprise her role as Ms Marvel\/Kamala Khan.<\/p>\n

Vellani told Marvel.com<\/a> that she emailed Kevin Feige after discovering her heroine \u2013 who is an Inhuman in Marvel Comics \u2013 would be used to introduce mutants to the central MCU.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey sent me, and only me, the draft [of the final episode], and I immediately freaked out,\u201d Vellani told the website. \u201cI emailed Kevin Feige in all caps. I was like, are you doing this like for real? Are you sure? I\u2019m so honored! I was like yelling at him through an email. I was freaking out. This is the biggest deal in the world, and the fact that it\u2019s happening in our show is crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, we can likely expect an appearance from Professor X at some point, but we doubt he will be played by Patrick Stewart despite his appearance in the Multiverse of Madness.<\/p>\n

There have also been suggestions that Taron Egerton could be taking on the role of Wolverine\/James \u201cLogan\u201d Howlett in future cinematic outings.<\/p>\n

Speaking on ambitions to play Wolverine, Egerton told The New York Times:<\/a> \u201cI don\u2019t think it would be wrong to say that. I\u2019d be excited but I\u2019d be apprehensive as well, because Hugh [Jackman] is so associated with the role that I\u2019d wonder if it\u2019d be very difficult for someone else to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cHopefully if it does come around, they\u2019ll give me a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Otherwise, we have very little idea about which characters from the X-Men canon could appear here.<\/p>\n

What MCU titles will this connect to?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Iman Vellani stars as Kamala Khan (AKA Ms Marvel)<\/span><\/figcaption> Marvel Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

As it stands, the introduction of mutants and the X-Men into the MCU would be massive for the whole franchise.<\/p>\n

There will be an automatic tie-in with Professor X\u2019s appearance in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness<\/a>, while Ms Marvel is already confirmed to be connected to X-Men and the mutants by confirming Kamala Khan\u2019s identity as a mutant and played the iconic theme song<\/a> from X-Men: The Animated Series (now rebranded as X-Men \u201997).<\/p>\n

This same theme tune played when Professor X made his entrance<\/a> into the Multiverse of Madness.<\/p>\n

Considering this revelation, the future for mutants will also likely connect to Khan\u2019s next outing, the film The Marvels<\/a> which also stars Brie Larson as Captain Marvel\/Carol Danvers and Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau.<\/p>\n