X-Men '97, the sequel to the popular X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997), will finally premiere its first two episodes in less than a week, and fans are excited to see their favorite mutants return as the story picks up a day after where the original series left off. Today, a new clip released by Rotten Tomatoes gives us a sneak peek at the X-Men fighting the deadly Sentinels to the tune of the iconic music that we loved from X-Men: The Animated Series.
As you can see in the X-Men '97 clip embedded from Rotten Tomatoes' official YouTube channel below, Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue, Beast, Morph, Gambit, and Bishop showcase their powers against the Sentinels who are programmed to kill mutants. This intense battle scene likely happens in the earlier parts of the revival show's first season.
Disney and Marvel Studios have been in full force promoting X-Men '97 despite the news that its showrunner, Beau DeMayo, was fired by the studio, and no reason was publicly revealed. Yesterday, a special behind-the-scenes video featuring commentary from executive producer Brad Winderbaum and consulting producer Larry Houston as well as the returning voice cast, revealed new footage while giving us a glimpse of the voice actors recording in the same studio.
What is X-Men '97 about?
Produced by Marvel Studios Animation, the revival series takes place after Charles Xavier/Professor X's loss in the finale, reuniting fan-favorite mutants, including Wolverine (Cal Dodd), Cyclops (Ray Chase), Jean Grey (Jennifer Hale), Storm (Allison Sealy-Smith), Rogue (Lenore Zann), Beast (George Buza), Jubilee (Holly Chou), Gambit (AJ LoCascio), Nightcrawler (Adrian Hough), Bishop (Isaac Robinson-Smith), Morph (JP Karliak), and Magneto (Matthew Waterson).
The official synopsis of X-Men '97 reads:
The revival revisits the iconic era of the 1990s as The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future". The show will explore new sotries in the iconic 90s timeline of the original X-Men: The Animated Series .
X-Men '97 is scheduled to premiere its first two episodes on Wednesday, March 20 on Disney Plus. Season 2 is currently in development but no premiere date has been announced yet.
