X-MEN '97: Beau DeMayo Says Marvel Scrapped His Plans For Onslaught And AGE OF APOCALYPSE Season 3

X-MEN '97: Beau DeMayo Says Marvel Scrapped His Plans For Onslaught And AGE OF APOCALYPSE Season 3

Former X-Men '97 showrunner Beau DeMayo has revealed that Marvel Studios pulled the plug on his ambitious plans for Onslaught and an Age of Apocalyse adaptation in the show's second and third seasons.

By JoshWilding - Sep 25, 2024 09:09 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men '97

Yesterday, we learned that X-Men '97 season 2 is unlikely to premiere on Disney+ until 2026. The reason supposedly boils down to rewrites, a surprise following reports the second batch of episodes was pretty much finished. 

As you'd expect, former showrunner Beau DeMayo isn't happy. If you believe Marvel Studios, was fired for sexual misconduct; his story is that it was retaliation for calling out their racist, unethical practices. Either way, he's hit back by revealing his scrapped plans for season 2 and beyond. 

DeMayo started by confirming that the original plan was for Onslaught to appear in the season 2 finale. The way he puts it, Marvel Animation wasn't on board with his ambitious ideas for one of the X-Men's most formidable, iconic foes. 

It also sounds like DeMayo planned to take X-Men '97 down a much darker route which, even before his dismissal, Marvel was pulling away from.

However, this means we'll no longer get a third season taking place entirely in the "Age of Apocalypse" timeline, the third arc in what the showrunner describes as his five-year plan for the show.

DeMayo also shared a few insights into why this has likely led to season 2 rewrites, noting that he'd constructed "a season-long mystery of clues and foreshadowing that lead to Onslaught."

Onslaught speculation began shortly after season 1 of X-Men '97 concluded and DeMayo pointed his social media followers to when and where they could find the first hints about Onslaught's eventual creation. 

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+. Stay tuned for updates as we have them.

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ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 9/25/2024, 9:41 AM

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ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 9/25/2024, 9:42 AM
I can't be the only one over Beau. Just seems like he's trying to stay relevant and giving off big Ray Fisher vibes
bobevanz
bobevanz - 9/25/2024, 9:44 AM
@ItsNotForMeWahh - yeah you're the only one, he's the reason why season one was great. You'll see the drop off in season two
ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 9/25/2024, 9:47 AM
@bobevanz - I don't disagree that he is a large part of why the first season was great and that there will likely be a drop in quality but its over, we aren't buying his OnlyFans. Plus Gusto leaked it all anyway
SATW42
SATW42 - 9/25/2024, 9:50 AM
@bobevanz - he's definitely not the only one. Dude needs to get off social media for awhile and get a hobby or another job.
Vigor
Vigor - 9/25/2024, 10:42 AM
@bobevanz @ItsNotForMeWahh - why can't people be both talented and NOT crazy at the same time? It seems like all the talented people in this world have a screw loose or two
The1st
The1st - 9/25/2024, 11:09 AM
@ItsNotForMeWahh - User Comment Image
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 9/25/2024, 12:01 PM
@ItsNotForMeWahh - hes right about execs pushing their "we know better than the comics" mantra.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/25/2024, 12:15 PM
@Vigor -

Wow! Thank you!
Retrotoneo
Retrotoneo - 9/25/2024, 7:09 PM
@ItsNotForMeWahh - Except Beau has a credible lawyer on his side, while Fisher had nothing but his mouth.
pjaxmen
pjaxmen - 9/25/2024, 10:20 PM
@ItsNotForMeWahh - in a way season one really was pathetic!! First off Wolverine loved Jean Grey and then he was with Silver Fox before and before that Yukio who became Lady Deathstrike. There NEVER was anything about Logan in the original series being a perv nor Morph for that matter. DeMayo chewed up a childhood classic to us adults and spat it in our faces by misinformation he maliciously sent to our kids giving them all a bad Idea that those of us who grew up on these shows in the 90s as kids had a fonding for sale sex relationships which is sick and never was the case back then, so some of us out there who are decent have to explain to our kids how we never knew that Morph was a perv gay when Morph was never to be a pervert gay man etc. It served DeMayo to lose his job. His complaints are BS and I sure as Hell hope to God that the current writers of the X-Men 97 season 2 and 3 put in a way more awesome version of Apocalypse and Onslaught and that they do a much better job than DeMayo ever could do.
ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 9/26/2024, 6:20 AM
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TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 9/25/2024, 9:42 AM
I did not enjoy the finale, but it definitely felt like Onslaught was coming. I don't think anyone knows what to expect now from s2, but i won't miss Beau DeMayo.
JFerguson
JFerguson - 9/25/2024, 9:43 AM
“Marvel loves shooting themselves in the foot, especially with certain directors and execs pushing their backwards “we know better than the comics” agenda.”

Hey this guy actually cooked with this line. Even if good ol Brad Winderbaum did reject his nudies.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 9/25/2024, 9:45 AM
i'm not reading all that shit but does that mean we will not be getting Onslaught or AGE OF APOCALYPSE? if so then that sucks.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 9/25/2024, 9:46 AM
@harryba11zack - I didn't know you could read lol
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 9/25/2024, 9:48 AM
@bobevanz - i read words good
ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 9/25/2024, 9:52 AM
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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 9/25/2024, 10:01 AM
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bobevanz
bobevanz - 9/25/2024, 9:45 AM
AHHHHHHH THE MOUSE [frick]S UP AGAIN
MisterBones
MisterBones - 9/25/2024, 9:48 AM
The profile pic lol
AllsGood
AllsGood - 9/25/2024, 9:54 AM
Here what we need to see is the Hulk VS Onslaught on the movie screen.

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FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 9/25/2024, 9:55 AM
Name and shame the exec!

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SATW42
SATW42 - 9/25/2024, 10:24 AM
@FireandBlood - we agree on so much on this site, but the level of trust you have in Beau not being completely full of shit, it's impressive but I can't match you're energy on this one.

Dude really seems like a creep and I don't mean because of his profile photos or his OF.
Spoken
Spoken - 9/25/2024, 10:31 AM
@SATW42 - I think a lot of it is true, but I guess we won't know till 2026.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 9/25/2024, 10:53 AM
@SATW42 - You misunderstand. It’s not trust in Beau. It’s distrust in the machine behind all this. These people aren’t some benevolent content creators. They’re industry execs, worst of the worst. And while I’m not entirely sure or convinced Beau is innocent, I am entirely sure some of what he’s said is true e.g. the stuff about Storm, since they’ve been doing exactly that long before Beau came along.

Marvel Studios has given us some great content, but they’ve had these type of people pulling strings for years, and just because Ike’s out, doesn’t meant the rest are. There’s a reason Marvel’s lost their way over the last few years, and this might just be a little insight on it all.
SATW42
SATW42 - 9/25/2024, 10:54 AM
@FireandBlood - a machine he had no problem being a part of until he was fired. And even then didn't have a problem being involved in until marvel took his name off things because he broke his contract...
Spoken
Spoken - 9/25/2024, 10:57 AM
@FireandBlood - Pretty much my thoughts exactly.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 9/25/2024, 11:37 AM
@SATW42 - Well, nobody’s got a problem until there is one, do they? But that doesn’t negate anything he’s saying, nor does what he is saying exemplify him from any of he’s own wrong doings. It’d be weird to dismiss what he’s saying though outright just because he was fired, especially when some of it is already known to be true.

Fact is, Marvel’s been having a lot of being the scenes trouble over the last few years, and this is just a piece of that.
Retrotoneo
Retrotoneo - 9/25/2024, 7:11 PM
@SATW42 - So, it's Beau's fault for wanting a job? You have to come up with better rebuttals than this.
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 9/25/2024, 9:57 AM
Where is that damn "real truth" Josh? you've been subbed to Beau's only fans for at least 2 months now.
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IronDean2099
IronDean2099 - 9/25/2024, 10:16 AM
It's alright, we're obviously gonna be building to Onslaught over the next 10 years in the MCU.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/25/2024, 10:25 AM
This dude man , he’s making himself out to be so perfect that it seems too good to be true.

Look , maybe the sexual misconduct thing was a cover for hiding a potentially toxic work environment (though it seems like a very serious allegation to create) but this is the same method he used when he was on the Witcher aswell which fans bought then and some seem to be doing now also even though a writer on that team also accused him for essentially being an asshole.

https://www.tumblr.com/sing-for-theongreyjoy/699130314561290240/thoughts-on-the-interview-with-beau-demayo-where

Idk but there being some degree of controversy on both jobs (not to mention perhaps even others) with him makes me feel he might be the common denominator.
Vigor
Vigor - 9/25/2024, 10:43 AM
@TheVisionary25 - "even though a writer on that team also accused him for essentially being an asshole."

Where there's smoke, there's usually fire
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/25/2024, 10:47 AM
@Vigor - yes sir.
mountainman
mountainman - 9/25/2024, 10:29 AM
Is DeMayo going to be the new Snyder and never shut up about the fan fiction stories they never told?
SATW42
SATW42 - 9/25/2024, 10:48 AM
@mountainman - for me, he's getting close to being worse already. The only thing that still gives snyder the edge right now is his army he constantly riles up (and then goes who meeee?)

Beau, for the most part, more people seem to have a healthy dose of skepticism and "maybe sit the next few rounds out" attitude towards him.

But he's already talked about his x-men cartoon more than snyder has talked about the total of his DCEU plans at this point.
SATW42
SATW42 - 9/25/2024, 10:52 AM
@mountainman - 15 tweets posted here, 11 of them in a half hour span. And I'm not on X, but I bet he's already written a response to this article, that will become it's only article, within the hour. lol
mountainman
mountainman - 9/25/2024, 11:56 AM
@SATW42 - I really enjoyed season 1 and I know he was a huge part of it. But it is what it is at this point.

Whatever he was going to do he isn’t going to do anymore. I’m rooting for the new showrunner to give us a good season 2, which is likely to feature some changes from what DeMayo had planned.

His version is now fan fiction. Even if he gives us a tell all comparison some day to the seasons 2 and 3 that we end up getting, there’s no way to know it would have turned out exactly as he says it would have. It’s exactly like the future of the Snyderverse. We just don’t know.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/25/2024, 12:13 PM
@mountainman -

Yes. 100%
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