Deadpool director Tim Miller to develop secret X-Men film

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Deadpool director Tim Miller is back to the superhero genre with a secret film set in the X-Men universe. The film, called 143, will be scripted by comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis, who created Jessica Jones.

The new film is believed to be a spin-off about Kitty Pryde, a young mutant who can walk through walks. She featured in an issue of the "Uncanny X-Men Volume 143. In that edition, Kitty finds herself battling the N'Garai demon all by herself in the X-Mansion, reported Entertainment Weekly.

Ellen Page played Pryde, who has previously appeared in both X-Men: The Last Stand and Days of Future Past. Miller is currently in pre-production his reboot of "Terminator". The director did not return for the sequel of "Deadpool" due to creative differences with star/producer Ryan Reynolds.

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