The X-Men may be in the process of migrating to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but director James Mangold is still hopeful he'll get the chance to direct a sequel to 2017's Logan

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In an interview with The Playlist , Mangold reaffirms his desire to continue where Logan left off and explore the fate of Dafne Keen's X-23 in a sequel. Though even Mangold admits to being doubtful that sequel will ever materialize, given Disney's recent purchase of 21st Century Fox . That's to say nothing of Keen's current commitment to the HBO series His Dark Materials.Currently, Disney has given little indication it's planning further projects set in Fox's X-Men universe. Dark Phoenix technically serves as the final installment in the Fox universe, though the oft-delayed New Mutants is still scheduled for an April 3, 2020 theatrical release.Still, Logan fans shouldn't entirely give up hope. There have been signs that Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool will survive the transition to the MCU, with Reynolds recently visiting Marvel Studios and previously teasing the possibility of a Deadpool movie in Phase 5 of the MCU . If Deadpool can cross universes, why not X-23?Time will tell what the future holds for the X-Men in the MCU. We're expecting more big developments now that Kevin Feige has been promoted to Marvel's Chief Creative Officer . And based on Marvel Comics' current X-Men relaunch, we have an idea about how a new mutant power could be used to introduce the X-Men in the MCU Find out more about Marvel's radical X-Men overhaul in the video below:

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