The X-Men is now on a roll this 2024. Wade Wilson and Logan are about to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the first Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Studios Deadpool movie, Deadpool & Wolverine, after acquiring its rights from 20th Century Fox. But as the reboot X-Men '97 will also be released this year, there are now questions if this, too, will be part of the MCU. So, to answer all the uncertainties, the animated series creator Beau DeMayo breaks his silence about it.
DeMayo has been continuously answering fans’ questions on Instagram through Questions Sticker on his Stories. As many ask him about X-Men '97 and what they’re about to see in the revival show, one fan asked if it would be canon to the MCU.
“We are our own thing,” he said.
Unfortunately, this means the new series will not be connected to the ever-growing Marvel Universe. In fact, its trailer had already confirmed that it would continue where the original X-Men: The Animated Series left off. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, DeMayo even revealed that the reboot would be a nod to Pryde of the X-Men, a 1989 pilot for the failed X-Men animated series.
What is X-Men '97 about?
X-Men '97 will be a direct sequel to X-Men: The Animated Series, continuing its story nearly 30 years after it ended. The fifth season’s final episode concluded with Charles Xavier’s death and the mission he left for his students. Now that Professor X is gone, Magneto will return as he plans to take over Xavier Institute. But of course, the X-Men will not let it happen, as Storm and Wolverine are about to take the lead.
You can read the synopsis below:
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.
The animated series is based on the Marvel Comics superhero team X-Men by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. It’s produced by Marvel Studios Animation, with DeMayo as its head writer and Jake Castorena as its supervising director. Its second season is now being developed.
X-Men ‘97 is set to premiere on March 20 on Disney+ and is composed of 10 episodes. Alternatively, Deadpool & Wolverine is scheduled to hit the theaters on July 26. Though the series will not be MCU canon, with the success of its original show, it can surely stand on its own.
