"Rob Kiz" wrote

I just had my basement walls reinforced with steel beams installed
every 36 inches on average. I had to tear the drywall down for the
finished portion of the basement and am now trying to figure out the
best way to redo the drywall.

I see two options: One would involve a combination of glueing the
drywall directly to the metal studs and glueing several 2x4's
horizontally between each pair of studs to screw the drywall to.

Please clarify something. Are the steel beams and metal studs the same
thing or different?

If different, there are screws made for hanging drywall on metal studs.
They are not made for steel beams that are 1/4" or thicker. Use glue and
put a metal or wood stud between them to shorten the span.