X-Men: First Class

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Looks like Fox is still moving ahead with the X-Men franchise...

20th Century Fox is gearing up to continue its "X-Men" franchise with a younger set of mutants in a film called "X-Men: First Class."

Josh Schwartz, the creator and executive producer of "Gossip Girls" as well as "The OC" and "Chuck," is expected to inject a next-gen sensibility into the superhero series, which has earned $1.2 billion worldwide. Writing assignment has also included the possibility of directing the pic, but so far Schwartz has opted not to take the helm.

Fox is keeping quiet on plans and declined to confirm details of the project. The studio has been considering ways to continue its successful series of "X-Men" movies after the third installment, the Brett Ratner-helmed "X-Men: The Last Stand," collected $459 million in 2006.

Fox has been leaning toward using the younger characters introduced in the previous pics in future installments -- teenagers with powers taught at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning.

Resulting film would likely draw from elements of the Marvel comic of the same name, launched in 2006, and enlist such characters as Iceman, Rogue, Angel, Colossus, Jubilee and Shadowcat, who have appeared prominently or made cameos in prior pics.

Is an "X-Men" film about young mutants a good idea?

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Sounds like a great idea, and Schwartz is a quality choice.