Marvel Studios X-Men (2028): Should We Be Worried?

Rumor Rundown: A New Rockstars Podcast

New Rockstars & Studio71

Tv & Film, Arts

4.8 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Do the latest Disney controversies mean Marvel Studios will play it safe with the Mutant Saga? Welcome back to New Rockstars’ Rumor Rundown, the weekly show where the hosts of New Rockstars examine the scoops and rumors circulating the news. This week, Erik and Jessica examine the buzz around Disney in the fallout after the Jimmy Kimmel political controversy to see if there are any indicators of the studio’s priorities headed into a highly charged political era of X-Men storytelling. Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com Written by: Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss General Manager: Zach Huddleston Head of Production: John Costa Director of Programming: Brandon Barrick Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producer: Gina Ippolito Staff Editors: Abby Freel, Brian M Kim, Joshua Steven Hurd Editors: Aaron Carrion, Brittany Joyner, Chris Greski, Devin Cleary, Ed Vilderman, Eric Gorday, Greg Morgan, Kelly Joule, Songvit Kiatpiriya Studio Tech: Brian M Kim For business inquiries please contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.0	somewhat politically charged. The Marvel Studios in 2008, doesn't even have a chance of getting at least
0:39.6	that political. I think they want Marvel Hogwarts. They don't want something that's on the streets
0:44.9	of mutants being locked up by the Friends of Humanity. What they want is a wish fulfillment story
0:50.7	of a kid who wakes up with a mutant power one day and what if he gets whisked away to a magical school with other mutant kids and they learn how to use their powers?
0:59.2	Because they can build that school at Disney and that's what they want because they think it's more profitable.
1:03.9	But that's not what X-Men is at the end of the day.
1:06.4	Does this Disney drama with Jimmy Kim will make it more or less likely that we'll get a properly politically charged mutant saga in Marvel Studios?
1:13.6	Rumors, rumors, rumors, rumors, rumors.
1:16.6	This is the rumor rundown where the hosts of new rock stars investigate the wildest rumors
1:21.6	that nerds and newsmen can't make heads or tales of, applying our own backgrounds in journalism
1:26.6	and Hollywood connections
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