Beau DeMayo was fired
Beau DeMayo was fired from his involvement with X-Men '97 just weeks ahead of the series premiering on Disney+. The news follows DeMayo completing his writing work on Season 2 of the show, which serves as a revival of X-Men: The Animated Series. Reportedly, DeMayo was discussing different ideas for where to go in a potential third season when his dismissal happened, suggesting he was blindsided by the news. DeMayo had also been involved with other Marvel projects, as he'd worked on the Disney+ series Moon Knight, as well as the upcoming Blade reboot.
X-Men '97's trailer effectively continued the series right after the original cliffhanger ending, which brought some hope to Spider-Man: TAS fans.
As of now, no reason has been revealed for why DeMayo was fired. Reportedly, DeMayo did not respond to requests to comment, while Marvel offered no comment on the news. What's known is that the two sides parted ways early last week, and the cast and crew of X-Men '97 were informed that DeMayo would not be returning. DeMayo had apparently been planning to attend the Hollywood premiere of the series on March 13, but in light of his dismissal, he will no longer be present, nor will he be participating in any more interviews to promote the show.
https://www.cbr.com/x-men-97-creator-fired/
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If I’m not mistaken, the trailer was the biggest animated show trailer launch since the beginning of Disney+, beating out any other property - and I think barely a fraction of those people have heard about Morph’s gender status. Even less of those people actually care.
The show will do badly, or do well on its own merit, not on Morph’s non binary status, or the writing team’s diversity.
Some people really overestimate how much influence the alt-right echo chamber actually has. But I guess when you're part of that chamber it's easy to convince yourself it's the majority opinion
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Plus how many potential viewers actually watch interviews with the creators of a cartoon. Lol.
99% of the planet doesn’t know who Beau DeMayo is or what his views are, or even that Morph is non-binary. I’m from a big family with a gazillion nieces and nephews. Many of them excited about this cartoon. Neither they nor their parents know any of that $#!t. They’re just looking forward to the show. Get out of your echo chambers, folks. There’s a bigger world out there. It’s huge!
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I would normally agree that Disney supports this kind of content, but I think they are circling the wagons right now and getting rid of anything that doesn't appear on-message or creates division. They simply can't afford it with the proverbial vultures circling. (Full disclosure: I am very pro vulture!) This was an unforced error. A problem of their own making.
As an aside, I only have a few hundred shares of Disney left in my portfolio, but this will probably be the first time I vote in a board election ever.
This fundamentally misunderstands the lesson Barbie should've taught, which is know your audience. Of course a overt feminism theme sold in an IP geared to little girls and their nostalgic mothers...at the same time the exact same themes are NOT selling in comic book movies because the target audience is completely different. Barbie is a success and the Marvels (and all the other girlboss schlock) is not precisely because they have different target audiences. And this is not a fluke or a one time aberration. It has been proven over and over again that the comic book audience is not interested in this stuff.
(And the ironic part is it was still more a movie about Ken's character arc than Barbies, so they can't even do that right.)
If we are using personal experience, I don't anyone looking forward to this show. Not even one of my friends who were big X-Men fans back in the 80s and 90s who heard about this show in any other way than the controversy, and that it didn't completely turn them off.
I'm not totally useless. I can always be used as a bad example...
Try talking to some kids. And their parents. I live in the Deep South and so far none are aware of these “tempest in a teapot” controversies. I bet the show does well.
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Pretty much as mentioned before. The general audience of movies, tv shows or video games are notable uninvolved and distant to things going on behind the scene, in social media, interviews etc. unless it's a full blown scandal and/or involves major people like famous actors, musicians or directors. Which this project does not have.
The true potential problems are arguably still apathy, unawareness, inaccessibility (which encourages "alternative means" to watch something) and if the writing and animation are just not appealing to those viewers once they see it.
Factors which can only be measured and taken into consideration once the project is released and made accessible to said audience, since it seems nobody really made a prediction based around collecting empiric data yet.
Doesn't it require her to pull someones heart out to safe a bunch of innocent civilians, then being troubled about what she had to do, go on an adventure and then come back with revived confidence, giving herself the new haircut as symbol of a new beginning?
Kidding of course, but it's amusing to remember the origins of it in the comics (if memory serves, it debuted at the end of her first solo mini, which was basicly dealing with the events of Uncanny X-men #325).
Looking back. It was kind of one of the better and worse times to give the X-men comics a chance for the first time.
Better because it was well written and involves a lot of introductions of both old and new characters. Making it a great jumping on point.
Worse because it didn't last long and was followed by a time of often aimless and chaotic feeling stories, followed by Claremonts ill fated Revolution relaunch and then by the complete tonal and style shift of Morrison's run.
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Yes, that is exactly my point. There is general apathy amongst the people my age who grew up with this show, many of whom (like me) were initially excited. Maybe they make that up in the fabled 'new, modern audience' they keep adapting this stuff to. But that doesn't exactly have a great track record of success lately.
Slight correction...largely no one is talking about it at all except for the people talking about DeMayo and Morph's gender. And that is the problem!
I'm not totally useless. I can always be used as a bad example...
I'm sure viewership of this project will be fine. The mere fact that the trailer amassed millions of views when the X-Men have been dormant to the GA for the past couple of years just goes to show that.
And DeMayo reactivated his Twitter you say? Let me slide in his DM's and try to get the tea. Wish me luck yall.
I’m betting this will be one of the more successful Dis+ shows just judging by the response to the trailer, which saw more views than any other animated property has generated by a wide margin; and that Disney will be pleased with its performance. I’m also expecting a lot the alarmists who are sounding the alarm that it’ll be overly woke to be proven wrong, as I’m sure it’ll stay in the center of the fairway as it is first and foremost a kids’ cartoon; but with the usual themes of “fighting for a world that hates and fears them” and the mutants dealing with prejudice and whatnot, and the other X-men referring to Morph as “they/them” will largely go unnoticed by the GA (general audience). By the same token, those wanting it to dramatically “push the envelope” in this regard will be sorely disappointed.
So, to recap, it’ll be a fine centrist piece of family entertainment, keeping in tune with the original series and the comics, and will be a success and go on to have a second and probably third and fourth season. That’s my prediction. Bet.
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