X-Men ’97 is so popular that Marvel is ramping up development on its X-Men movie with Hunger Games screenwriter

Marvel Studios has reportedly hired the Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes screenwriter to pen its X-Men movie.

Marvel Studios is wasting no time capitalizing on the big success of its X-Men ’97 animated revival series by reportedly hiring a writer for its Marvel Cinematic Universe X-Men reboot movie. Taking the reins on the script is Michael Lesslie, who is hot off penning the Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes movie (another big revival/reboot of a major franchise, of course).

And Marvel is specifically tying the accelerated movement on the long awaited film to the popularity of X-Men ’97, according to Deadline who initially broke the news.

X-Men ’97 wowed critics and fans alike by threading the needle of appealing to adults who grew up with the original series as well as new fans who are just getting into the X-Men by tackling some serious topics with philosophical care and eye-popping animated action.

And of course, a healthy dose of what X-fans love most, some soapy but all-too-relatable character drama.

Meanwhile, July’s Deadpool & Wolverine, Marvel Studios’ only movie this year, is also an X-Men revival, with Hugh Jackman reprising his role as Wolverine in a very ’90s style costume. The movie will also bring back several other mutants from the original X-Men movie franchise.

Marvel Studios is also in the midst of filming its Fantastic Four reboot movie, which has recently been rounding out its cast with a few big actors in unnamed roles, as well as some major characters such as Galactus.

The film rights to both X-Men and Fantastic Four were previously controlled by 20th Century Fox, which is now of course simply 20th Century Studios, having been purchased by Disney, the parent company of Marvel Studios.

Frankly, Marvel could do a heck of a lot worse than leaning into the ’90s X-Men aesthetic for their big revival movie, as long as they handle with care a la X-Men ’97.

There is no director or actors attached to Marvel Studios’ X-Men movie just yet.

Can’t get enough X-Men? Check out the best X-Men comics of all time.

Related Posts

Beauty in Black Bombshell: Roy’s Ruthless Betrayal Shatters Kimmie Forever – Now He’s Crawling Back, Begging for a Deadly Second Chance?

In the glittering yet treacherous world of Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black, where fortunes are forged in boardrooms and broken in back alleys, Season 3 explodes onto…

That Opening Smile in Purple Hearts Season 2: Is Luke and Cassie Finally Getting Their Happy Ending?

The screen fades in on golden California sunlight spilling through the blinds of a modest Oceanside apartment. Luke Morrow (Nicholas Galitzine) stirs awake, his hand instinctively brushing…

Lucy and Stephen Are Back to Wrecking Lives in Tell Me Lies Season 3—Hulu’s Just Dropped the Date, and It’s a Chaos-Fueled Valentine from Hell!

The notification hits your phone like a sucker punch from an ex you can’t quit: Tell Me Lies Season 3 premieres January 13, 2026. Hulu’s not playing…

Kimmie faked her grave, Antoine sold his soul, and now Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2.0 are reloading for a blood-soaked honeymoon in Beauty in Black S3—Tyler Perry just turned betrayal into a vow renewal!

The screen explodes in a hail of glass and gunfire, and there she is—Kimmie, eyes blazing, lips curled into the smirk that fooled death itself. Season 3…

Sarah Snook swaps boardroom knives for suburban nightmares in All Her Fault—the 8-episode thriller that’s got viewers screaming “best show of the year” before the credits even roll.

The final seconds of the premiere episode fade to black, and your living room falls silent except for the thud of your own heartbeat. That’s the All…

Love. Lies. Revenge. Culpa Nuestra Brings Noah & Nick Back Together — But One Crash Changes Everything 😱🚗

On October 16, 2025, Amazon Prime Video unleashed Culpa Nuestra (Our Fault), the third and final chapter of the Culpables trilogy, and the internet hasn’t stopped buzzing…