X-Men franchise will always be everyone's favorite superhero franchise as they star a lot of characters since the first trilogy. The franchise is known to have given life to huge characters such as Wolverine, Professor X, and Magneto. Now, the franchise is moving on from last year's Apocalypse which garnered sums of money in relation to the huge budget. Nonetheless, there is another update including the director to helm the upcoming installment.

According to Hollywood Reporter, Simon Kinberg is being rumored to take part as the director of the upcoming "X-Men: Supernova" sequel. Kinberg is known to have been one of the key individuals in the development of X-men films in the past decade. He's been in the business with the studio since 2006 and has been producer and writer for the films such as "Deadpool", "X-Men: The Last Stand" and the new "Logan". Though lacking experience as a director, Kinberg has been a great producer having been able to manage some of the franchise's productions.

IGN also reported that Kinberg is definitely a good choice having worked with directors such as Bryan Singer, Tim Miller, and Matthew Vaughn. The film, "X-Men: Supernova" is set to focus on the Dark Phoenix storyline with Sophie Turner returning as the Jean Grey. It is also reported that the film will be given a 10-year gap from last year's "Apocalypse".

Meanwhile, there are talks that the film might be hard to produce as the three-picture deals with Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, and James McAvoy have been wrapped up and their renewed deal is not yet confirmed. Nonetheless, with a great budget for the film, it can only be speculated that the three will surely jump aboard. The studio has still no comment so stay tuned for more updates.

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