The X-Men are set to return, but without the expensive overhead of big-name stars.
Josh Schwartz, creator of Gossip Girl, has been hired to write X-Men: First Class. Schwartz may also direct. The film will be set at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning with a new set of superheroes.
The last film in the series, X-Men: The Last Stand took in nearly a half-billion dollars worldwide. Upcoming is the Hugh Jackman starrer X-Men Origins: Wolverine.