Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has offered the clearest signal yet on when the MCU’s rebooted X-Men will arrive, revealing that the film will land very soon after “Avengers: Secret Wars.” Speaking during Marvel’s appearance at Bilibili World in Shanghai, Feige framed the mutants as the next major chapter for the studio once the current Multiverse Saga wraps.
The Mutants Are Coming
Feige told the crowd that after “Secret Wars,” the mutants are coming and the X-Men are coming, calling it a dream of his and noting that he started with the X-Men many years ago. He added that bringing a new version of the team into the MCU is going to be very exciting. It is a notable comment because Marvel has been famously guarded about its post-“Secret Wars” plans, and Feige is now placing the X-Men at the front of the line.
The remark also carries personal weight. Feige began his career working on 20th Century Fox’s original “X-Men” films before helping build Marvel Studios into what it is today, so a fully MCU-integrated version of the team represents a full-circle moment for the executive who has shaped the modern superhero era.
How It Fits The Bigger Picture
The timing lines up with what Marvel has been quietly building toward. A legacy X-Men team is already set to feature prominently in “Avengers: Doomsday,” which arrives December 18, 2026, before “Avengers: Secret Wars” caps the saga in December 2027. Feige has separately described the “Doomsday” ensemble as an assembly of heroes who should never really be together, pointing to the X-Men, the Avengers, the New Avengers, and the Fantastic Four sharing the screen as a dream he never thought would come true.
What remains unclear is exactly who will lead the rebooted team and how the reset will be handled narratively once the multiverse dust settles. Marvel returns to Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, which could bring further clarity. As we covered when Marvel unveiled its official “Avengers: Doomsday” concept art, the event has already produced a steady stream of reveals. You can read more on Feige’s comments over at ComicBook.com.
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