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X-Men '97 Showrunner Discusses Turning Xavier's Dream "On Its Head"

X-Men '97 Showrunner Beau DeMayo discusses the animated series and how it's "interesting to take Xavier’s dream and turn it on its head."

With Marvel Studios' X-Men '97 set to finally hit Disney+ screens on March 20th, Showrunner Beau DeMayo and the cast & creative team behind the animated series have been making the rounds to offer some insights into what viewers can expect. Previously, we were treated to some insights into what makes Wolverine and Beast tick this season – and now, DeMayo offers some thoughts on if Xavier's dream of humans & mutants coexisting can hold up in the face of a very different future than any of them envisioned – including having longtime adversary Magneto (Matthew Waterson) leading the team.

"It's always interesting to take Xavier's dream and turn it on its head. When I first came to this, I was thinking about what the world of the '90s was like, even issues of social acceptance and what does it mean to be different. It was so much more simplistic than it is today," DeMayo shared during an interview with EW. "[The X-Men] spent years telling humanity to embrace the future, walk into the future together. What happens when they get hit with a future they didn't see coming? What does it feel like to be on the other end when you feel like that future is leaving you behind?"

The cast for Disney+'s X-Men '97 includes Ray Chase as Cyclops, Jennifer Hale as Jean Grey, Alison Sealy-Smith as Storm, Cal Dodd as Wolverine, JP Karliak as Morph, Lenore Zann as Rogue, George Buza as Beast, AJ LoCascio as Gambit/Remy LeBeau, Holly Chou as Jubilee/Jubilation Lee, Isaac Robinson-Smith as Bishop/Lucan Bishop, Matthew Waterson as Magneto/Erik Lehnsherr, Adrian Hough as Nightcrawler, and Chris Britton as Mister Sinister/Nathaniel Essex.

In addition, we have JP Karliak as Morph, Ross Marquand as Professor Charles Xavier, Gui Augustini as Sunspot/Roberto Da Costa, Gil Birmingham as Forge/Daniel Lone Eagle, and Eric Bauza voicing the Sentinels. Also, viewers can look forward to cast members from the original series taking on new roles – including Catherine Disher (Jean Grey) as Dr. Valerie Cooper, Chris Potter (Gambit) as Cable/Nathan Summers, Lawrence Bayne (Cable) as Carl Dentil/X-Cutioner, Ron Rubin (Morph) as President Robert Edward Kelly, and Alyson Court (Jubilee) as Abscissa.

X-Men '97 – Beau DeMayo Clarifies Some Previous Misreporting

Picking up not long after the events of the "final" episode "Graduation Day" (directed by Larry Houston and written by James Krieg), the series will apparently deal with the fallout stemming from the world witnessing Henry Peter Gyrich shooting Xavier during a Mutant/Human Relations Summit. While Xavier & Lilandra leave for the Shi'Ar home world for Xavier's cure, global support for mutantkind grows. As we've seen in previous previews for the animated series, the X-Men roster will see some changes as Morph and Bishop join the team. Things are apparently so good that Rogue & Gambit consider giving a real-life a shot, while Cyclops & Storm look to continue growing Professor X's dream. Even Magneto was apparently moved enough by Xavier's words & actions to consider giving Xavier's philosophy a try. So, with all of this "happily ever after" stuff going on, what better time for Mr. Sinister to make a return? Now, here's a look at DeMayo's tweet clarifying what was discussed at Marvel Unlimited's X-Men: 60 Uncanny Years Live Virtual Event on March 16th:

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