Marvel has decided to tease its fan base with the revival of a nostalgic show titled, X-Men ’97. The original show ran for five seasons, from 1982 to 1997, and it has become a massive hit among the original fans of the mutant franchise. The rebooted series continues from where the previous show had ended 27 years ago.
Needless to say, the show managed to grab the attention of the fans from the very first episode of the show. Thanks to the show’s self-containing creative narrative, and Beau DeMayo’s creative genius, that has brought the show to life. Now, new reports have emerged stating that Marvel is looking for a new writer to work on the reboot of the live-action mutant film, and fans have already decided the right candidate for the job.
Fans Have Their Candidate For The X-Men Live-Action Film
Beau DeMayo is the creative genius behind season 1 of X-Men ’97. The writer-producer of the show was preparing for the launch of the show, which was going to bring back all the original fans of the series. Moreover, De Mayo contributed to the script of Moon Knight, and Blade; he had also completed the writing duties of the 2nd season of X-Men ’97.
However, as he was preparing to attend the show’s premiere on 13 March 2024, something uncanny happened. Marvel and DeMayo suddenly went their separate ways, neither of them made any comment about the firing. It was a shocking turn of events that sent waves across the internet.
Now, as reports state the superhero franchise is quite close to hiring a writer for their live-action X-Men reboot film. As a fan page (@XMenUpdate) shared the news on X, fans had their say on the ideal candidate for the job.
Please let it be @BeauDemayo 🙏🏿
— 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 (@JaceTheDon_) April 25, 2024
Wouldn't be surprised if it's @BeauDemayo, if anyone deserves the opportunity it's him.
— Boi Kitty 🧶🐈⬛ (@BoiKittyMeow) April 26, 2024
They should bring @BeauDemayo back, he's killing with #XMen97
— JV 🎧 🎮 (@Kryptonian_dude) April 25, 2024
Hire @BeauDemayo!!! The choice is obvious!
— Shane 𝕏 (@pianoguyShane) April 26, 2024
— Nate Hast (@sagenate) April 25, 2024
The choice is quite obvious because under DeMayo’s direction, the animated show did exceptionally well, and how the fans used to call it near perfect, if not perfect. The animation in the show was similar to the original show, which was a great way of bringing back nostalgia and each episode was perfect, making it an ideal show to binge-watch.
Marvel Studios Initially Thought of Making The Animated Show a Part of The MCU
With the X-Men ’97 series, Feige’s superhero franchise has hit the jackpot as the series has got the entire fandom jumping with excitement, Although the near-perfect series had one major reason for the backlash that was compensated for featuring their favorite mutants and well-written themes that made the show contagiously popular.
While the show remains a stand-alone entity, Kevin Feige has gone back and forth to making the series canon to the MCU. During an exclusive interview with Inverse, Emi Yonemura, the director of two episodes in the series shared how Kevin Feige went back and forth with the decision of the show being MCU canon.
He said,
“That has always been something we know was on Kevin Feige’s mind, do we make this part of the MCU? Do we not make this part of the MCU? It’s actually gone back and forth quite a few times, and I think we did land in a smart place because [X-Men: The Animated Series] was its own thing, and I think that to continue it we needed to be our own thing.”
Jake Castorena, the head director of the series, shared his opinion of how it’s better to keep things separated as of now. He said,
“We’re getting the X-Men in this format and we’re doing it justice not just by ourselves, but also other fans as well, and we’re starting to get a resurgence of the X-Men in film again. I love that. And I think it’s great that we can have different things, let them be different.”
Nevertheless, the show has performed brilliantly as it has a score of 98% on the Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the best animated shows.
X-Men ’97 can be streamed on Disney+.
