Bryan Singer was confirmed to be returning to the world of Marvel Comics today with the recent announcement that he will be directing X-Men: First Class. Now, The Hollywood Reporter is announcing that Singer has hired scribe Jamie Moss to write the screenplay.

Singer revealed the news during a recent red carpet interview for James Cameron's Avatar. This fifth film in the hugely successful X-Men franchise will follow the teenage years of Professor Xavier's most prominent mutant students. New characters will be created for the project. Moss' script will be based on a mini-series written by Jeff Parker. The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz wrote the first draft of the film.

X-Men: First Class is eyeing a Summer 2011 release date.

X-Men: First Class was released June 3rd, 2011 and stars James McAvoy, Laurence Belcher, Michael Fassbender, Bill Milner, Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, Beth Goddard. The film is directed by Matthew Vaughn.