Shortly before the premiere of this year’s acclaimed X-Men ’97, the series underwent a major shake-up behind the scenes. In March it was reported that the series’ author and director, Beau DeMayo, had been fired, with no reasons being transparent at the time. More recently, DeMayo feuded with Marvel Studios over the alleged reasons for his dismissal. No lawsuits have yet been filed, but DeMayo has retained the services of an attorney, while his former employees have alleged tainted legal agreements. Meanwhile, the series continues in production and one of its administrators has just shared his opinion on the new headArray.
Beau DeMayo was fired after completing his writing duties on the first two seasons of the X-Men sequel (only one of them has been released at this point). With that, a new senior scribe had to be hired, and in July, it showed that Matthew Chauncey would take over the role and serve as showrunner. Director Emi/Emmett Yonemura recently spoke with Screen Rant about the changing of the guard, and they seem very excited to have Chauncey on board:
Oh, it’s adorable. I love running with him. He hasn’t even been around long, and he’s already a great, incredibly talented writer, so we’re already laughing here, and I can’t wait for enthusiasts to see what he’s helping to bring to the table because it’s amazing, he’s a genius. .
Matthew Chauncey definitely has his percentage of experience with superheroes or animation. He was primarily editor, and later senior editor, of What If. . . ?Marvel, which will end after its upcoming final season, Array. In addition, Chauncey has written episodes of the Ms. Marvel series and has reportedly written episodes of the upcoming Eyes of Wakanda animated limited series. With all this in mind, the veteran scribe brings great wisdom to the -Men Series. His hiring also helps maintain the artistic continuity of the scenes while the adjacent drama of the series unfolds.
The most recent bankruptcy in the saga surrounding Beau DeMayo’s firing began less than a week ago when he shared fan art depicting him as a commonly naked cyclops in June, in the middle of Pride Month. DeMayo claimed that because he shared the photo on his social media account, Disney stripped him of his Season 2 credits. However, House of Mouse responded hours later, stating that the ex-PE had been “fired” after an investigation was conducted and “egregious” findings emerged.
The sources also claimed that Beau DeMayo and Disney “have reached an agreement between the two parties on the tweet factor about the series” and that their credits for the second season have been withdrawn for this reason. DeMayo accused his former employers of “misleading with alleged breaches of contract in tweets. “
Apart from that, insiders have claimed that the Moon Knight alum engaged in “sexual” misconduct while participating in X-Men ’97. InSneider claimed that the former Marvel editor had “photos of himself in various states of nudity” for younger staff members as “inspiration” for the series. It was also alleged that the fired editor groped an assistant and physically and verbally abused. Through his lawyer, Bryan Freedman, the artist accused Disney of misleading him, and in a recent shared with The Streamr, Freedman said the following:
As of right now, this remains an ongoing situation, and it remains to be seen how it might play out. That aside, X-Men ‘97 Season 2 remains on the schedule of upcoming Marvel shows and will seemingly be Apocalypse-centric. Matthew Chauncey will continue the story after that and, if his past work and Emi/Emmett Yonemura’s praise are any indication, he could be the right guy for the job.
The first season of X-Men ’97 is available lately to stream in its entirety with a Disney subscription. And anyone who wants to see new content, take a look at the 2024 TV schedule.
Erik Swann is a senior content producer at CinemaBlend. He started working at the publication in 2020 when he was hired as a weekend editor. Today, she continues to write, edit, and do her day-to-day jobs on social media on the weekends. During the week, she also writes film and television news and helps with editing and social media when needed. She graduated from the University of Maryland, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism. After pursuing multi-platform journalism, he began working as an editor and freelance editor before joining CB. It covers superheroes, sci-fi, comedy, and just about everything else in film and television. Eat more pizza than the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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