Thunderbolts* may not have ended up performing exceptionally at the box office, but it was positively received among audiences and critics, including CinemaBlend’s Thunderbolts* review giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars. Then mere days after the team we now know as the New Avengers joined forces on the 2025 movies schedule, it was reported that director Jake Schreier was being lined up to helm the MCU’s X-Men reboot. Now Schreier has shared the “biggest learning curve” that came from his time on Thunderbolts*, and it’s left me feeling more confident in him being selected to direct the mutant-centric upcoming Marvel movie.
The filmmaker shared with Empire that he and his team have started working on X-Men, though as is usually the case with Marvel Studios productions, specific details are being kept under lock and key. But as far as the big takeaway from Thunderbolts* that stuck with him when it comes to working with a group of Marvel heroes, Jake Schreier said this:
