Patton Oswalt is an American actor and comedian known for his many stand-up specials and his roles in a plethora of movies over the years. Being a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Patton Oswalt is surely keeping up with the recent MCU projects.
Taking to his social media, the star tweeted about the recently released Marvel animated project X-Men ’97. Alongside the tweet, Oswalt also gave a suggestion about the MCU that millions of fans seemed to agree with!
Patty Oswalt Wants Marvel To Make X-Men ’97 Canon!
Let us break it down for you. The recently released animated project X-Men ’97 has been the talk of the town for quite a while now. With the return of fan-favorite characters in the animated series, Marvel essentially reignited the original X-Men: The Animated Series from back in the 1990s.
Patton Oswalt, who portrayed the role of Pip the Troll in the 2021 MCU film Eternals is also a fan of the animated show. Being heavily interested in X-Men ’97, Oswalt took to his X (formerly Twitter) and talked about the brilliance of the show and how the MCU should make it canon by this point!
Just endlessly in awe of how great X-MEN ‘97 is. Build the universe from here, @Marvel!
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 13, 2024
Taking in all the positivity, people replied to Oswalt’s tweet and also shared their experience of X-Men ’97 and how they all loved it.
It’s the best
— Rob Keyes (@rob_keyes) April 13, 2024
It is crazy good, beyond expectations
— ❌hibiti⭕️n (@Richard__Prins) April 13, 2024
It is very very good
— Tulpasti (@tulpasti) April 13, 2024
Absolutely amazing. They've done more in 25 minutes than most shows can do in an hour
— Jeremy G. (@XeoMafia) April 14, 2024
Yes, the right mix of the old show, comic books and something new. It could totally be the start of a new Marvel animated world. Love it!
— Jim (@PelhamBlueJim) April 13, 2024
Getting nostalgic from all the beloved characters and getting awed by the iconic storyline and masterful animation makes X-Men ’97 the perfect watch!
Patton Oswalt And Charlize Theron Became Quite Good Friends!
It was back in 2011 when Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, and, Patrick Wilson starred in a film titled Young Adult. With the movie having a comedy/thriller genre, the characters of Oswalt and Theron often end up spending some time together.
In an interview with The Film Experience, the Mad Max: Fury Road actress talked about how she and Patton Oswalt developed a good bond just like their on-screen characters. Theron further stated that the bond also helped them have a natural flow of acting and the friendship didn’t feel forced or fake!
“He didn’t let me get away with my sh*t. I didn’t let him get away with his sh*t. He pushed my buttons, and I pushed back.”
Since Theron was portraying the role of an alcoholic, in another interview, the duo talked about their “acting juice” and how it helped with a lot of the scenes.
“A lot of alcohol. We call it acting juice. We kind of got along right at the first table read,”
In the end, Young Adult received a rating of 6.3/10 on IMDB and a whopping 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. With an intriguing storyline to its name, the 2011 film is available to stream on Prime Video in the U.S.
