X-MEN Director Jake Schreier Says He's Always Looking to Cast Steven Yeun in New Projects
Jake Schreier is on a roll lately, with the success of the Netflix series Beef, and the Marvel movie Thunderbolts.
After making the show Beef, Schreier was anxious to bring star Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead, Minari, Invincible) with him to his next project, and he cast Yeun in the role of Bob aka The Sentry in Thunderbolts*.
But after a scheduling conflict, Yeun had to depart the film, and the role was recast with Lewis Pullman, who did a fantastic job.
Yeun has previously said that he's open to playing another Marvel character if the opportunity presents itself, and Schreier has seemingly hinted that he might have a role for the actor in the upcoming X-Men reboot, which he is set to helm.
Shreier recently told Movieweb.com, "I love Steven very dearly, and he's one of the very best actors that we have, so, I mean, I would never not be looking for places to [cast him] —but no specifics."
No casting has been revealed for the X-Men reboot, but it will be interesting to see who will play these iconic characters. Schreier recently revealed that his Thunderbolts* scribes Sonny Lee Sung Jin (Beef) and Joanna Calo (The Bear) have joined the film to write a new draft of Michael Lesslie's script.
Stay tuned for updates.