The creator of X-Men '97 was reportedly fired by Marvel weeks before the premiere

Marvel Studios has fired Beau DeMayo, the creator of the upcoming Disney Plus animated series x-Men '97, according to Hollywood Reporter. De Mayo has previously produced and written for another Marvel show, Moon Knight, And also worked on the magician, The Witcher: Wolf's Nightmare, And Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The shooting reportedly occurred early last week, and neither Marvel nor DeMayo representatives commented on the decision to the outlet. Marvel did not respond either the edgeRequest for comment.

The timing of DeMaio's departure is unusual, given that X-Men '97 It's scheduled to premiere on Disney Plus about a week from now, on March 20. DeMayo is credited as Creator and executive producer For the entire first season of the show. He's even finished writing duties on the upcoming second season of X-Men '97 He was in talks with his team about the third, THR mentioned.

X-Men '97 Continue story X-Men: The Animated Serieswhich aired from 1992 to 1997. Many of the original voice actors returned for the new series, including Lenore Zahn (who plays Rogue), George Buza (Monster), Cal Dodd (Wolverine), and Adrian Hough (Nightcrawler). , Chris Britton (Mister Sinister) and Chris Potter (Gambit).

DeMayo appears to have deleted his file Instagram account, which included regular updates about his work with Marvel. As it is no longer active it is free, not explicit OnlyFans accountwhich DeMayo created before he participated in it X-Men '97.