EXCLUSIVE: Following the successful launch of Thunderbolts*, director Jake Schreier might already have his sights set on the next big Marvel Studios project as sources tell Deadline he is in early talks to direct the studio’s new X-Men movie.

According to Deadline, Schreier held a meeting with Marvel Studios in the past week and is now the number one pick to direct X-Men. Currently, only a script – penned by The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes co-writer Michael Lesslie – is being worked on, with no casting or release date announcements forthcoming.

An “ X-Men ” movie at Marvel Studios looks to finally be picking up steam, and Jake Schreier, the director of one of the best-reviewed MCU movies in years “ Thunderbolts *,” is in early talks to direct the film, IndieWire has confirmed.