Phaneron

17th Apr 2024

X-Men '97 (2023)

To Me, My X-Men - S1-E1

Deliberate mistake: When the news program is discussing Gyrich's assassination attempt on Xavier from the series finale of the original animated series, he's shown to have his classic look of auburn hair and sunglasses. However, when this scene occurred, Gyrich had black hair and was not wearing sunglasses. This was done deliberately to match the character design of the original series prior to the final 6 episodes, when Saban took over and redesigned much of the show's look.

Phaneron

20th Mar 2024

X-Men '97 (2023)

Trivia: Ahead of its premiere, it was announced that Morph, who was created for the original animated series, would be non-binary. This led to backlash from some fans, claiming that the show was going "woke." Eric and Julia Lewald, who created the original series, pushed back against these fans, asking if they had learned nothing from the show and the comics that inspired it, as it was always an allegory for civil rights and highlighted people who were different from the norm and dealt with bigotry.

Phaneron

20th Mar 2024

X-Men '97 (2023)

Trivia: For reasons yet to be disclosed by either party, series creator Beau DeMayo was fired by Disney only days before its Disney+ premiere. Despite his firing, DeMayo regularly interacted with fans on X (formerly Twitter) regarding plot details following the release of each episode, as well as recommending what episodes from the original series fans should watch in preparation for the release of certain episodes of this series.

Phaneron

27th Feb 2024

X-Men '97 (2023)

Trivia: Several actors from the original series are returning to voice different characters. Chris Potter, who voiced Gambit, will now be voicing Cable, while original Cable actor, Lawrence Bayne, will be voicing X-Cutioner. Catherine Disher, who voiced Jean Grey, will be voicing Valerie Cooper. Ron Rubin, who voiced Morph, will be voicing President Kelly. Alyson Court, who voiced Jubilee, will be voicing Abcissa, who is an older and digital replica of Jubilee.

Phaneron

27th Feb 2024

X-Men '97 (2023)

Trivia: Morph, who was specifically created for this show's predecessor, has been redesigned to resemble the character's look from the "Age of Apocalypse" storyline from the comics in the mid-90s.

Phaneron

27th Feb 2024

X-Men '97 (2023)

Trivia: This is the first project produced by Marvel Studios that does not take place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is also the first X-Men centric project they produced since re-acquiring the rights to the characters.

Phaneron

15th Aug 2023

X-Men '97 (2023)

Trivia: One of the antagonists in this series will be a character named Valerie Cooper. Despite debuting in Marvel Comics in December 1983, this will be the first time she has appeared in a medium outside of the comics.

Phaneron

15th Aug 2023

X-Men '97 (2023)

Trivia: A.J. LoCascio is taking over the role of Gambit from Chris Potter. He said he initially didn't know he was going to be recording for a revival of the original animated series, rather he thought it was going to be for a video game.

Phaneron

29th Jul 2022

X-Men '97 (2023)

Trivia: Character designs that were revealed at the 2022 San Diego Comic Con showed Magneto to be wearing the same outfit that he wore in Uncanny X-Men #200, where he was put on trial for his crimes.

Phaneron

25th Jul 2022

X-Men '97 (2023)

Trivia: This series was renewed for a second season more than a year before its first season was set to debut. A third season was greenlit before even the first half of season one's episodes had aired.

Phaneron

15th May 2022

X-Men '97 (2023)

Trivia: Alyson Court, who voiced Jubilee in the original series, opted not to voice Jubilee again so that an Asian voice actress could take over the part, who was later revealed to be Holly Chou.

Phaneron

5th May 2022

X-Men '97 (2023)

Trivia: Jennifer Hale is taking over the role of Jean Grey from Catherine Disher. Hale previously voiced Jean Grey in Wolverine and the X-Men. She also previously voiced Felicia Hardy/Black Cat and Julia Carpenter/Spider Woman in the 90's Spider-Man and Iron Man animated series, respectively, which take place in the same continuity as this show.

Phaneron

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