India, June 15 -- Marvel Studios is officially moving ahead with its X-Men reboot. The upcoming film will be directed by Thunderbolts* filmmaker Jake Schreier while The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes writer Michael Lesslie has been roped as screenwriter.

While plot details remain under wraps, comments from Schreier and several industry reports have offered clues about the direction of the project, the characters who could be involved and the actors being linked to the reboot.

X-Men Reboot: Jake Schreier On Future Of The Franchise

Speaking to Collider's Steve Weintraub during a conversation about Beef Season 2, Schreier opened up about the development process and hinted that Marvel is already thinking beyond a single mov...