Marvel would have fired the creator of X-Men ’97 weeks before the premiere

Marvel Studios fired Beau DeMayo, the creator of the upcoming Disney Plus animated series X-Men ’97, according The Hollywood Reporter. De Mayo previously produced and wrote for another Marvel show, Moon Knight, and has also worked in The Wizard, The Witcher: The Wolf’s Nightmare, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The firing reportedly occurred early last week and neither Marvel nor DeMayo’s representatives commented on the decision to the outlet. Marvel has also not responded to The edgeRequest for comments.

The timing of DeMayo’s departure is unusual, given that X-Men ’97 will premiere on Disney Plus in about a week, on March 20. DeMayo is credited with being the creator and executive producer of the entire first season of the show. She had even finished her writing assignments for the upcoming second season of X-Men ’97 and was in talks with his team about a third, THR reported.

X-Men ’97 continues the story of X-Men: The Animated Serieswhich aired from 1992 to 1997. Several of the original voice actors returned for the new series, including Lenore Zann (who plays Rogue), George Buza (Beast), Cal Dodd (Wolverine), Adrian Hough (Nightcrawler), Chris Britton (Mr. Sinister) and Chris Potter (Gambit).

DeMayo appears to have eliminated his instagram account, which featured regular updates on his work with Marvel. Furthermore, its free and non-explicit access is no longer active. fan accountwhich DeMayo created prior to his involvement with X-Men ’97.