Farewell, Halle and Famke! Fox will cast younger versions of mutant superheroes Storm, Phoenix, and Cyclops for X-Men: Apocalypse

Published: 20:54 EST, 24 September 2014 | Updated: 22:27 EST, 24 September 2014

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The next chapter of X-Men, called Apocalypse, takes place a decade after Days of Future Past.

And since it's set in 1983 - Halle Berry, Famke Jannsen, and James Marsden will likely not be reprising their mutant roles this time.

However, that does opens the door for fresh young talent to re-imagine the parts of Storm/Ororo Munroe, Phoenix/Jean Grey, and Cyclops/Scott Summers.

X-tinct? The next chapter of X-Men, called Apocalypse, takes place a decade after Days of Future Past - meaning Halle Berry, Famke Jannsen, and James Marsden will likely not be reprising their mutant roles

'If we included some of the original X-Men like Storm and Jean and Scott and others in Apocalypse, yeah, we would have to recast them because Apocalypse takes place a good 20 years before X1, which now insanely was 10 to 15 years ago,' Apocalypse screenwriter Simon Kinberg told Yahoo Movies on Wednesday.

'Halle, Famke, and Jimmy and others have done such wonderful jobs of bringing those characters to life. It would be a tall task.'

Kinberg continued: 'But I also would have said before First Class there would have been no way we find actors who could stand alongside Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, but I think we managed to with Michael [Fassbender] and James [McAvoy], finding their own interpretations of the characters, not doing an impersonation.'

'It would be a tall task': Fresh young talent will have to re-imagine the superhero parts of Storm/Ororo Munroe, Phoenix/Jean Grey, and Cyclops/Scott Summers

Ready for 1983? Returning to the time-hopping franchise will be Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), James McAvoy (Xavier), and the underused Evan Peters (Quicksilver)

Onscreen love: Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique) and her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Hoult (Beast) will also be back for Apocalypse

Returning to the time-hopping franchise will be Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Fassbender (Magneto), McAvoy (Xavier), and the underused Evan Peters (Quicksilver).

Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique) and her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Hoult (Beast) will also be back for Apocalypse.

X-Men newcomer Channing Tatum will have to perfect his New Orleans accent to take on Remy LeBeau/Gambit, a card-thrower capable of manipulating kinetic energy.

Stealing hearts: X-Men newcomer Channing Tatum will have to perfect his New Orleans accent to take on Remy LeBeau/Gambit, a card-throwing thief capable of manipulating kinetic energy

According to Deadline, the logline reads: 'Young Cyclops, Storm, Jean and others as the X-Men must fight their most formidable foe yet: an ancient unrelenting force determined to cause an apocalypse unlike any in human history.'

Back in June, returning director Bryan Singer tweeted the first Apocalypse pre-production snap of himself penning the script with Simon Kinberg and Michael Dougherty.

The 49-year-old Emmy nominee wrote: '#Xmen #Apocalypse Script session has been officially distracted by final throes of #WorldCup.'

Filming begins April in Montreal, but the highly-anticipated film won't actually hit theaters until May 27, 2016.

Script session: Back in June, returning director Bryan Singer tweeted the first Apocalypse pre-production snap of himself penning the script with Simon Kinberg and Michael Dougherty