X-Men ’97 producer defends love scene in Disney+ show

A producer of X-Men ’97 discussed the naughty scenes mentioned that were part of the recent Disney+ series.

X-Men ’97 was a smash hit for Marvel Animation and Disney+, the finale garnered 3.5 million views worldwide in its first five days on the platform, making it the finale of a full animated series. most watched since the first season of And if…?.

However, compared to its Marvel Animation counterpart, X-Men ’97 features more adult themes and scenes.

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The first allusion to sex in X-Men ’97 That’s when Morph, Gambit, and Wolverine noticed that Rogue and Magneto were scheduled to be in the Danger Room that night and most of tomorrow during Episode 3.

Morph jokes that “Snape is really training his stamina with the new boss.”

Later, during a vision manipulated by Mr. Sinister, Gambit sees Rogue and Magneto undressed with their skin tissue connected.

X-Men ’97 producer Brad Winderbaum discussed the passionate scenes with Variety, noting that the studio wanted “honor the source material” in the original version X-Men series:

“Part of the philosophy of the series is to emulate our memory of the original cartoon and honor the source material.”

Another steamy scene occurred during the same sinister sequence in Episode 3 when it’s alluded to Morph briefly joining a naked Wolverine in the shower.

The first full-fledged love scene in the MCU took place during Eternalsthe importance of which director Chloé Zhao has already mentioned.

Winderbaum further defended the animated scenes, adding that X-Men is first and foremost about “human desire” and the complications of romance can lead to “How friends become enemies and enemies become friends:”

In every page of “X-Men” is human desire, and how it leads to romance, to complications, to people’s awakenings in various ways over the years, and how it leads to conflict and tragedy and how friends become enemies and enemies become friends. .

The executive confirmed the interviewer’s question about the show having sex, saying it was about “desire and human passion:”

Part of it is about human desire and passion. Even though a lot of it is implied, you’re right that it’s very present in “X-Men.”

More love scenes in season 2 of X-Men ’97?

Warning: the remainder of this article contains spoilers for X-Men ’97

Based on the epic finale, the X-Men might be too distracted for future love scenes in Season 2.

At the end of X-Men ’97 In season 1, the X-Men are scattered over different time periods following the destruction of asteroid M.

Magneto and several X-Men, including Rogue, Beast, Nightcrawler and Professor X, find themselves in ancient Egypt, where they meet a young En Sabah Nur, who will become Apocalypse.

Meanwhile, Cyclops and Jean Gray are transported 2000 years into the future, encountering the Askani clan led by Mother Askani and meeting a younger version of Nathan Summers.

This sets up important future storylines in season 2, with Cable eventually forming X-Force and the fates of Wolverine, Storm, and Morph remaining unknown.

Genosha’s post-credits scene hints at Apocalypse’s plans to resurrect Gambit as the Horseman of Death, foreshadowing his prominent role in the upcoming season.

Will it be time to make more allusions to love? Only time will tell.

All episodes of season 1 of X-Men ’97 are now streaming on Disney+.

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