10 Directors Who Should Helm The X-Men Reboot

Since their inception, the X-Men have been a metaphor for oppressed minorities. The comics were originally written during the Civil Rights Movement whilst the films turned mutation into an allegory about gay rights and issues. South African filmmaker Neill Blomkamp has become known for making sci-fi films with a political edge. He made a great debut with District 9, a film where aliens land in Johannesburg and segregated from the rest of society in a commentary about the policy of Apartheid.

It's a template for an X-Men film to follow, looking at the various forms of discrimination mutants face despite being much more powerful than the rest of humanity. Blomkamp's follow-up film Elysium was also politically themed, although it was as subtle as a brick with its look at immigration and healthcare provision in the distance future.

District 9 looked incredible for its $30 Million budget and turned it Sharlto Copley into a star. Blomkamp certainly can provide the special effects action fans would want and properly have a lot of fun with the mutant superpowers - he gave audiences the fun of a pig armed rocket launcher in District 9.

Blomkamp is currently attached to a continuation of the Alien series which is currently on hold - however, his style of sci-fi would be appropriate for the X-Men series, mixing a grounded and gritty look, huge action sequences and a willingness to tackle political themes.