Gossip Girl and The OC creator Josh Schwartz is to write a new instalment of the X-Men series that will concentrate on the younger members of the team. The last film grossed just under $500 million worldwide (despite being utterly mediocre) after Bryan Singer handed over the reins to Brett Ratner. The new flick is to be called X-Men: First Class and Fox are toying with the idea of using the gang of tweens from the last film as the core cast; otherwise it'll be a whole new bunch of angst ridden, mutant superheroes dealing with bad guys and hair in strange places. Schwartz has apparently also been offered the chance to direct to film but turned it down - JJ Abrams he is not. No word on returning cast or any other possible helmer yet.
