X-MEN '97 To Get A New Head Writer; WHAT IF...? Season 3 Billed as "The Culmination Of A Trilogy"

X-MEN '97 To Get A New Head Writer; WHAT IF...? Season 3 Billed as "The Culmination Of A Trilogy"

Marvel Studios' Brad Winderbaum has confirmed X-Men '97 will get a new Head Writer for its planned third season, while also strongly hinting that What If...? season 3 is going to be the show's last...

By JoshWilding - May 18, 2024 11:05 AM EST
Filed Under: What If
Source: Toonado.com

Marvel Studios first unveiled its "Marvel Animation" label in 2021 with What If...? Now, the likes of Eyes of Wakdanda, Marvel Zombies, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man are heading our way in the not-too-distant future.

X-Men '97 also just wrapped up its first season and, while that's expected to run for multiple seasons, what's the deal with What If...? and its place in the Multiverse Saga?

As we first reported on Toonado.comComicBook.com caught up with executive producer and Marvel Studios Head of TV, Streaming, and Animation Brad Winderbaum and learned that season 3 (which is expected to launch either later this year or early 2025) will likely be its last. 

"What If...? season 3 is - that might be the one that comes out next, in terms of animation," he started. "That is the culmination of a trilogy. We're actually close to completing that one, and it really feels like you've gone through this amazing emotional experience with Uatu."

"What's great about The Watcher is that he presents himself as uncaring, and cold, and just an observer, but he cares more than everybody [and] anybody," Winderbaum added. "That is on full display in that third season."

As far as we're aware, What If...? was only ever planned to run for three seasons, so this isn't a cancellation or anything along those lines. 

In a separate conversation with Entertainment Weekly, Winderbaum was asked about plans for X-Men '97. While work on season 2 is almost complete, it's taking place without any sort of input from fired Head Writer Beau DeMayo (who has been hailed on social media as the mastermind behind that stellar first batch of episodes). 

The executive says the team "will have a new head writer for season 3" and was quick to add, "We are honoring Beau's ideas for the second season." Winderbaum also went on to call director Jake Castorena "an amazing architect in his own right."

"So much of the visual storytelling of this show comes from him and our amazing directing team," he adds. "So it does feel like there's a consistent voice. The mantra is the same, the goals are the same, and the source material is the same. As long as that's our guiding principle, that we're honoring the comics and the original show, that's the core to the creative pursuit."

As of now, there's no word on who will take over from DeMayo (who recently commented on his involvement with season 2) as Head Writer/showrunner.

X-Men '97 revisits the iconic era of the 1990s as The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.

All episodes of X-Men '97 are now streaming on Disney+. 

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bobevanz
bobevanz - 5/18/2024, 11:13 AM
... are you serious Brad? You clowns are literally going to do this.. hmm well I guess if season 3 sucks you'll bring back Beau DeMayo at that point right? ffs this is ridiculous, typical suits won't walk back on their decisions until it hurts their pockets. BRING BACK MAYO
bobevanz
bobevanz - 5/18/2024, 11:14 AM
Magneto was right
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ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 5/18/2024, 3:20 PM
@bobevanz - Seriously. What happened? Is no one gonna spill the tea. Something musta happened.

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McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/18/2024, 3:56 PM
@ObserverIO - Clearly something more than only fans shirtless photos
Luigi
Luigi - 5/18/2024, 7:54 PM
@McMurdo - His instagram is weird as [frick]. Maybe not a firable offense but if you're known for making a Disney cartoon, it's a questionable choice
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/18/2024, 11:23 AM
Get ready for more Kaori, she'll probably jump into live action to have that "Disney princess" box checked
Blergh
Blergh - 5/18/2024, 11:30 AM
@vectorsigma - the humanity of having another woman in the MCU! And a woman of color at that! My testosterone is dying as is

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Matchesz
Matchesz - 5/18/2024, 11:39 AM
@Blergh - your side only sees gender and color that's the problem. the character [frick]ing sucks!!!
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/18/2024, 11:45 AM
@Blergh - lol, i never had problems with gender or color as long as the character is written well.

If you are good with a character getting overpowered in an instant, then so be it. I dont.
Matchesz
Matchesz - 5/18/2024, 1:39 PM
@vectorsigma - Gaia, Moana and Echo, are each disney lab comic book hybrid creations and each can single handedly take down the mcu by themselves. We never needed the avengers. They took Ghost Riders penace stare and added a sprinkle of sass then gave it to Echo
Blergh
Blergh - 5/18/2024, 3:57 PM
@Matchesz - "My side!" "Your side!", it's a football match afterall
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/19/2024, 11:32 AM
@Matchesz - i never bothered watching Moana, but yeah, we are on the same page. It is sad to see other fanboys who cant see beyond gender and color in our criticisms
Matchesz
Matchesz - 5/19/2024, 3:04 PM
@vectorsigma - Kaori*
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 5/18/2024, 11:24 AM
>X-MEN '97 To Get A New Head Writer

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Just because someone stumbles and loses their way, it doesn't mean they're lost forever...
Matchesz
Matchesz - 5/18/2024, 12:06 PM
@Doomsday8888 - except when they have an onlyfans
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 5/18/2024, 3:24 PM
@Matchesz - That can't have been the reason. He wasn't even naked. There's something we're all missing here. I mean there must be, right? Otherwise, wtf?
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/18/2024, 3:57 PM
@ObserverIO - 100 %
NathanielX
NathanielX - 5/18/2024, 9:17 PM
@ObserverIO - It would very hipócrital to have Mark Rufallo doing adult Orient stuff like Por Things but fire Mayo for being shirtless
Origame
Origame - 5/18/2024, 11:33 AM
Wtf? How is an anthology series being treated like a trilogy?

That's how we know they f@#$ed up.

Not to mention keeping Beau off despite his work being the best thing marvel studios has done in a long time.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/18/2024, 12:01 PM
@Origame - they are creatively bankrupt in animation, just need more content under the new Marvel Animation banner so just make a What If S3 😂
JonAwesome
JonAwesome - 5/18/2024, 11:45 AM
I bet the reason he was “fired” was because of money negotiations. He probably got a lot of praise for his work by execs and wanted more money for further seasons and cheapskate Disney said “nah, we can get anyone to run this.”
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 5/18/2024, 12:17 PM
@JonAwesome - nah, it's because HE'S BATMAN
McMurdo
McMurdo - 5/18/2024, 3:57 PM
@JonAwesome - not a chance
dancingmonkey08
dancingmonkey08 - 5/18/2024, 11:50 AM
They should keep What If going until they reach Secret Wars, keep developing the multiverse until then
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