Wolverine Voice Actor Cal Dodd Confirms the X-MEN '97 Animated Series Is Getting a Season 2!
As you know, Marvel Studios Animation has been developing a new animated series, X-Men ‘97, which is going to be a continuation of the original show. In fact, the story picks up right where the cartoon series ended all those years ago.
The series begins with Magneto and the X-Men after Professor X left for Shi'ar space in the original show's series finale. The series also brings back the original voice cast, which includes Cal Dodd (Wolverine), Lenore Zann (Rogue), George Buza (Beast), Alison Sealy-Smith (Storm), Chris Potter (Gambit), Catherine Disher (Jean Grey), Adrian Hough (Nightcrawler), and Christopher Britton (Minister Sinister).
We’ve now learned from Dodd that a second season of the series is already in the works! In a tweet that has since been deleted, Dodd shared: “Yesterday. Studio. Season 2. GREAT session! #Wolverine #XMen #XMen97 #xmentas #marvel #DisneyPlus @DisneyPlus”
So, we know that we’re at least going to be getting two seasons of this X-Men revival! Fans have been pretty excited about it and we’re all hoping that it ends up being a good show.
It was previously confirmed some other characters that will show up including Bishop, Cable, Forge, Morph, Nightcrawler, Sunspot, Emma Frost, Sebastian Shaw, and Callisto. Some of the other voice cast members include Jennifer Hale, Anniwaa Buachie, Ray Chase, Matthew Waterson, JP Karliak, Holly Chou, Jeff Bennett, and AJ LoCascio.
When previously talking about the series, consulting producers Eric and Julia Lewald, who worked on the original series as writers and producers, said: "They want it to be an extension [of X-Men: The Animated Series]. Whoever it is doing this new show is going to make it their own, no matter who is involved in it. There is great love and affection and respect from an entire group of people that are doing this show, starting at the top with Beau DeMayo, who's the showrunner."
Brad Winderbaum, Head of Streaming, Television, and Animation at Marvel Studios previously shared: "This is the first X-Men title produced by Marvel Studios," says Brad Winderbaum, Head of Streaming, Television, and Animation at Marvel Studios told the This Week in Marvel podcast following the Disney+ Day announcement last year. "What an amazing first step to reintroduce audiences to the X-Men with a look at one of the most pinnacle eras of the X-Men comics, which was the '90s. That iconic style that has its roots in Chris Claremont, and is celebrated in Jim Lee, and then again in The Animated Series. Over the years, as we've met with so many filmmakers who have come in to pitch on various projects, the touchstone that we hear over and over again is X-Men: The Animated Series."
Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, VP of Animation at Marvel Studios added: "As an animated show, the original X-Men was the forerunner to some amazing action series. Everyone that is making X-Men '97, top-down, is a fan. On this project, instinctually, we knew exactly what this is. To bring this series forward and pick up that baton, and not just keep running at the same pace, but to really elevate. That's the responsibility."
Beau DeMayo is the head writer and executive producer of X-Men '97. Jake Castorena is the supervising director and Charley Feldman is the supervising producer. X-Men '97 will debut on Disney+ in fall 2023.