X-Men '97 Creator Addresses Black Panther Controversy Despite NDA Claim - "Humanity Before Continuity"
4 months after confirming an NDA prevented him speaking up, X-Men '97 creator Beau De Mayo has finally addressed why the critically acclaimed Marvel show used King T'Chaka instead of T'Challa. The decision was met with confusion and some criticism from Marvel fans who believed Chadwick Boseman's legacy should have been honored more directly.
De Mayo has now taken to X.com to defend the decision to use T'Chaka rather than his son, after an X-Men '97 fan asked him for the thinking behind it: he responded "I don't know why Marvel had certain directors trying to spin and lie about this but we produced X-Men 97 Season 1 in early 2021. The loss of Boseman weighed heavily on the studio, as well as on me as a black man. Felt too soon to do T'Challa. Put humanity before continuity."
I dont know why Marvel had certain directors trying to spin and lie...
De Mayo has now taken to X.com to defend the decision to use T'Chaka rather than his son, after an X-Men '97 fan asked him for the thinking behind it: he responded "I don't know why Marvel had certain directors trying to spin and lie about this but we produced X-Men 97 Season 1 in early 2021. The loss of Boseman weighed heavily on the studio, as well as on me as a black man. Felt too soon to do T'Challa. Put humanity before continuity."
I dont know why Marvel had certain directors trying to spin and lie...
- 9/22/2024
- by Simon Gallagher
- ScreenRant
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