6) Rupert Wyatt
Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt was supposed to helm Gambit, but creative differences with Fox led to him departing the project (which, as a result, is no longer being released this year). However, assuming the director still has a good relationship with them and both parties can move past those issues, him taking the helm of the next X-Men movie could work out really well.
[zergpaid]Wyatt has actually been something of a fan-favourite choice to do so for years now, and if he can successfully reboot a franchise which was as stale as Planet of the Apes, you have to believe that he would be able to muster up a fresh new take on the X-Men which reignites interest in the franchise. He’s already made a mark in Hollywood, but a superhero movie may be what helps really put him on the map.