The new series will premiere on March 20 on Disney+.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 13: Branding is seen during the X-Men '97 Launch Event at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 13, 2024. The creators of the upcoming animated superhero show “X-Men ‘97” are standing by their decision to change the gender of a popular character.
“X-Men ‘97” is designed as a modern revival of the “X-Men: The Animated Series” cartoons from the 1990s. Morph, a character who uses the superpower of shapeshifting, appeared in the original show as a male whose real name is Kevin Sydney.For me, the word ‘non-binary’ is the same as the word ‘shapeshifter,’” director Larry Houston said. “Every character that can change from one gender to another, or from human to animal, that’s just another word for ‘shapeshifter’ for me.
Houston also referred to a moment in the original series when Morph took the shape of a female to seduce Wolverine, saying it was “as non-binary as you can get.” “It was all there in Morph’s character,” Houston continued. “Now it’s become such a social thing that I think people will be more sensitive to how it’s used. That’s the only difference. We didn’t see a problem in reading him and didn’t feel he was any different.”The news follows a sudden decision by Marvel, the company overseeing the project, to release creator Beau DeMayo before the show’s premier,Jackson Walker on X at @_jlwalker_ for the latest trending national news.
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