Beau DeMayo, the mastermind behind the critically-adored X-Men ‘97, recently spoke up on a platform similar to Twitter regarding criticisms towards episode four, titled “Motendo / Lifedeath – Part 1.” According to DeMayo, the original plan was to delve deeper into Storm’s relationship with Forge. However, he claimed that one of the show’s co-executive producers (who remained anonymous) seized control of the episode and handed it over to an editor from a different project (#WhatIf) to rework it according to their own vision. This revision ended up significantly reducing Storm’s narrative and splitting episode four into two distinct parts.
Although the account hasn’t been confirmed elsewhere at present, it appears this narrative might offer insight into why some viewers felt the episode was hastily produced. DeMayo disclosed that initially, the script intended to closely follow the “Lifedeath” storyline from the original X-Men comics, featuring a more developed romance between Storm and Forge, along with extra tension leading up to Storm’s showdown with the Adversary.
The initial scene of the episode was intended to replicate a comic page depicting Forge tending to a weakened Storm. However, as per DeMayo, this segment was among those taken out by the editor of What If…?, and he expressed his disagreement on X, stating, “When I advocated for retaining their iconic opening scene, I received the standard ‘don’t be a comic book collector’ response.
In a recent update about the production of “Motendo / Lifedeath – Part 1,” it was disclosed that the writer had attempted to cast Gil Birmingham from Yellowstone as Forge in the series. However, due to past experiences where Birmingham was unceremoniously dropped from a Marvel Studios film without notice, he was hesitant to join another MCU project. Nonetheless, the producer successfully persuaded him to reconsider Marvel Studios, expressing confidence that such mistreatment would not recur under his watch and explaining his long-term plan for Birmingham’s character. The two had a productive meeting, with Birmingham showing interest, much to Marvel’s dismay over the mended relationship they had seemingly damaged. True to his word, the producer was able to secure Birmingham for the project.
It’s possible that we won’t see Birmingham interacting much with Storm in this version of the story, as parts of their relationship had to be removed during the required editing. We’ll have to wait and see if he makes another appearance, given his role has been significantly altered for a second time.
Despite starting work on the second season of X-Men ’97, DeMayo was let go in March 2024 due to claims of inappropriate behavior, which included sexual misconduct. DeMayo has since refuted these charges and used X, a social media platform, to express his dissatisfaction with Marvel Studios following his termination.
X-Men ‘97 is available to watch on Disney+.
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2025-01-20 11:39