Fox used to have the Gambit film to rely on, but the project has been stalled, with director Doug Liman dropping out.
Meanwhile, X-Men: Apocalypse closed the second trilogy of films with an underwhelming performance both critically and at the box office, grossing only $544 million in comparison – itself two thirds of the box office of X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Well, this will be good news for Warner Bros. at least.
There’s mounting evidence that Fox is currently facing somewhat of their own crisis when it comes to their X-Men universe; though Deadpool’s risk paid off handsomely in a stunning $783 million worldwide gross, it’s sequel has already found trouble.