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Storm and Wolverine try to continue the X-Men. Magneto comes in and wants to step up for Charles Xavier. Sinister comes in to try to end the X-Men once and for all.[3]
Larry Houston, producer and director X-Men: The Animated Series, stated in 2019 that he had discussed a revival of the series with Disney. As Marvel Studios was developing the first season of What If...?, executives began discussing what their next animated project could be, with a revival of X-Men: The Animated Series being the first of these ideas. The revival was announced in November 2021. Many of the people involved with the revival were fans of the 1990s series and knew exactly what the continuation should be. Beau DeMayo was announced as head writer and executive producer, with Jake Castorena as supervising director and Charley Feldman as supervising producer. Houston and the original series' showrunners, Eric and Julia Lewald, serve as consultants on the revival, assisting with "any red flags" that may arise, while also suggesting ideas of things they would like to see. Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige, Vasquez-Eberhardt, and Winderbaum also serve as executive producers of the series.
It is the first X-Men project from Marvel Studios since they regained the rights to the characters from 20th Century Fox, which DeMayo said added pressure to the series due to the characters' and original animated series' large fanbase. Eric and Julia Lewald believed Disney and Marvel Studios fast-tracking the revival was attributed to the success of the original series streaming on Disney+ and the artbook X-Men: The Art and Making of The Animated Series. During Marvel Studios Animation's panel at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, X-Men '97 and the other projects discussed were introduced as being part of the "Marvel Animated Multiverse". Work on a second season had already begun by July 2022, with writing on the second season finale having started by July 2023. DeMayo had completed his writing work on the second season and discussed ideas for a potential third season by early March 2024 when he was fired by Marvel Studios ahead of the series' premiere.[6]
Animation[]
The animation for the series is updated from the original series to use more sophisticated modern technology, featuring "slightly modernized" designs. Work on the animatics had begun by November 2021, with full animation having begun by April 2023.
Music[]
Original series composer Ron Wasserman was set to meet with Marvel and the crew about his involvement in the revival, but the Newton Brothers were announced to be the series' composers.[7] The main theme is similar to that of the original series, but it is credited to Haim Saban and Shuki Levy—the music executives on X-Men: The Animated Series rather than Wasserman. It was first heard in the MCU film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and then the series Ms. Marvel when those projects referenced Mutants. Eric Lewald believed Marvel Studios paid a large amount for the rights to use the Animated Series theme, which had its rights "all over the place".
Videos[]
Marvel Animation's X-Men '97 - Official Trailer - Disney+
This series will be the fourth time voice actress Jennifer Hale will be voicing the character of Jean Grey, after voicing her in Wolverine and the X-Men, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Marvel Anime: X-Men & Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order.
While Alyson Court will be part of the revival's cast, she will not reprise her role as Jubilee, as, per her request, an Asian-American actress will be cast in the role.
This is the first time that any of the surviving cast from the 1992 X-Men series will be reprising their roles since Marvel vs. Capcom 2 in 2000. This is due to the voice actors from the previous Saban produced Marvel animated programs reprising their roles between X-Men Children of the Atom and this game prior to all of them being replaced in Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
X-Men '97 is the first American X-Men animated series to be released ever since Wolverine and the X-Men, which last aired 15 years before the release of this series.
Unlike in the original show, Morph will be non-binary and use they/them pronouns.