Schreier Confirms Beef and The Bear Writers on X-Men Script
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- Jake Schreier confirmed to Collider that Lee Sung Jin and Joanna Calo are working on a draft for the X-Men reboot, calling them 'two of the most interesting shows on television right now.'
- The X-Men film is in the 'developing' stage and is expected to release after Avengers: Secret Wars, with Schreier saying the goal is to 'drive ideology from personal stakes' to match the comics' 'soap opera quality.'
- The project reunites the Schreier-Lee Sung Jin-Calo trio, who previously collaborated on Beef and Thunderbolts*, bringing prestige TV writers into the Marvel film pipeline.
- Avengers: Doomsday will mark the X-Men's first MCU appearance, with Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden among the returning Fox-era cast.
- All X-Men characters have been under the Disney umbrella since the 2019 acquisition of 21st Century Fox, clearing the rights path for the reboot.
- Schreier cited his biggest Thunderbolts* learning curve as balancing action sequences with emotional, character-driven scenes within limited shooting days — a challenge he aims to apply to X-Men.
Why it matters: Marvel is betting that prestige TV writers from Beef and The Bear can translate the X-Men's ideological drama into a blockbuster script, reuniting Schreier with collaborators he trusts from Thunderbolts*. Fan comments under the story push back, arguing that prestige credentials don't guarantee box office for a franchise historically built on action spectacle.
