Fox, Marvel hold X-Men talks

US network Fox could be about to bring X-Men to television after revealing it is in discussions with comic outfit Marvel.

Sister company 20th Century Fox produces the movies based on the Marvel characters, but the Fox TV Group is now looking to expand that arrangement to include a live-action television version.

Fox TV Group chairman Gary Newman told TV Insider that initial talks were underway with Disney-owned Marvel, which owns the rights to the comics.

Animated versions of X-Men have appeared on TV before but this would be the first live-action adaptation and would join comic-based superhero shows such as Warner Bros TV’s Gotham and Arrow, and ABC Studios’ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

News of the talks, which have been rumoured for several months, come after Newman revealed this month that Fox was looking to develop both 24 and The X-Files for television.