The all-new X-Males are coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe — and an all-new Tony Stark will (ultimately) be a part of them.

In a wide-ranging dialog with press on Friday, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige confirmed that, following the occasions of 2027’s “Avengers: Secret Wars,” the corporate will recast the super-powered mutants for its upcoming “X-Males” film directed by Jake Schreier (“Thunderbolts*”).

Lots of the actors who starred within the “X-Males” films of the 2000s and 2010s are reprising these roles in 2026’s “Avengers: Doomsday,” together with Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden and Kelsey Grammer. Stewart additionally performed Charles Xavier in 2022’s “Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity,” and Grammer appeared as Hank McCoy in a post-credits scene in 2023’s “The Marvels.”

In future movies, nevertheless, X-Males characters who appeared in earlier films shall be performed by new actors, together with mutants making their huge display debut. The choice echoes modifications within the composition of the Marvel comics following the 2015 “Secret Wars” storyline, which concerned a number of timelines collapsing and re-converging, mixing up the characters of the primary Marvel timeline within the course of.

“We’re using that [story] not simply to spherical out the tales we’ve been telling post-‘Endgame,’ simply as importantly — and you’ll have a look at the on the ‘Secret Wars’ comics for the place that takes you — it very, very a lot units us up for the long run,” Feige stated. “‘Endgame,’ actually, was about endings. ‘Secret Wars’ is about is about beginnings.”

However Feige was additionally cautious to not characterize the modifications as a “reboot”; as an alternative, the chief stated “Secret Wars” will function a “reset” for the MCU. 

“Reboot is a scary phrase,” he stated. “Reboot can imply a number of issues to lots of people. Reset, singular timeline — we’re pondering alongside these traces.” Later, he added, “‘X-Males’ is the place that may occur subsequent.”

Feige famous that the X-Males comics, with their concentrate on Xavier’s Faculty for Gifted Kids, naturally centered on tales about adolescent characters. “They’ve been a spot to inform tales about younger individuals who really feel totally different and who really feel Different and who really feel like they don’t belong,” he stated. “That’s the common story of mutants, and that’s the place we’re going.”

Much more intriguingly, Feige additionally indicated that different Marvel characters will ultimately be recast, together with its most iconic roles, like Tony Stark and Steve Rogers. He pointed to many different main movie franchises which have performed the identical factor, a number of occasions over.

“Amy Pascal and David Heyman at the moment are looking for a brand new James Bond,” Feige stated, referring to the producers of Amazon MGM’s upcoming Bond movie. “David [Corenswet], the brand new Superman — he was superior. That can at all times be the case.”

Feige acknowledged that stars who’ve retired their unique MCU roles like Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans have made it troublesome to think about anybody else of their characters’ footwear. However it isn’t an not possible job. 

“I believe it’s laborious for anyone to do this when an actor has performed such a terrific position,” he stated. “How are they going to ever change Sean Connery [as James Bond], proper?”

A minimum of two legacy actors should still but seem within the MCU, as properly. Requested about his plans for a follow-up to Marvel’s 2024 blockbuster “Deadpool & Wolverine” with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, Feige, in typical vogue, made no definitive statements, but additionally didn’t shut off any prospects.

“I believe there’s extra enjoyable available with each of these characters,” he stated. “However we’ll see the place.”