During today’s Marvel Studios animation panel at San Diego Comic-Con, they showed a first official look at the most anticipated series. X-Men ’97! The new show picks up where the original cartoon series left off and will bring back the original voice cast as well! You can see some photos here that have been previewed and as you can see, it definitely has the same style as the original series!
Returning cast members include Cal Dodd (Glutton), Lenore Zann (Rascal), Giorgio Buza (Beast), Alison Sealy-Smith (Storm), Chris Potter (Gambit), Caterina Piatto (Jean Gray), Adrian Hough (Nightcrawler), and British Christopher (Left Minister). Some of the new cast members include Jennifer Hale, Anniwaa Buachie, Ray Chase, Matthew Waterson, JP Karliak, Holly Cho, Jeff BennettAnd AJ Lo Cascio.
It was revealed that the series picks up with Magneto and the X-Men after Professor X leaves for the Shi’ar space in the series finale of the original show. The preview also confirmed a few other characters that will appear including Bishop, Cable, Forge, Morph, Nightcrawler, Sunspot, Emma Frost, Sebastian Shaw, and Callisto.
When the series was previously discussed, the producers were consulted Eric And Giulia Lewaldwho worked on the original series as writers and producers, said: “They want it to be an extension [of X-Men: The Animated Series]. Whoever is doing this new show will be doing it right, no matter who is involved in it. There is great love, affection and respect from a whole group of people doing this show, starting from the top with Beau DeMayo, who is the showrunner. “
Brad WinderbaumHead of Streaming, Television and Animation at Marvel Studios previously shared: “This is the first X-Men title produced by Marvel Studios,” says Brad Winderbaum, Head of Streaming, Television and Animation at Marvel Studios. This week in Marvel podcast following the announcement of Disney + Day last year. “What a fantastic first step to reintroducing audiences to the X-Men with a look at one of the most important eras of X-Men comics, which was the 90s. That iconic style that has its roots in Chris Claremont, and is celebrated in Jim Lee, and then again in The Animated Series. Over the years, as we have met so many directors who have come to present various projects, the touchstone we hear over and over again is X-Men: The animated series “.
Dana Vasquez-EberhardtVP of Animation at Marvel Studios added, “As an animated series, the original X-Men were the precursors to some fantastic action series. Everyone who is making X-Men ’97, top to bottom. , I’m fans. In this project, instinctively, we knew exactly what it was about. To carry on this series and take that baton, and not just keep running at the same pace, but really elevate ourselves. That’s the responsibility. “
Beau De Mayo is the lead writer and executive producer of X-Men ’97. Jake Castorena is the managing director e Charley Feldman is the supervising producer. X-Men ’97 will debut on Disney + in the fall of 2023.
This isn’t the only animated project Marvel has in the works either. There is also What happens if…? Season 2, Marvel ZombiesAnd Spider-Man: Freshman Year on the road.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
