X-MEN '97 Head Writer Beau DeMayo Confirms Mister Sinister Will Be The Revival's Lead Villain

X-MEN '97 Head Writer Beau DeMayo Confirms Mister Sinister Will Be The Revival's Lead Villain

X-Men '97 Head Writer Beau DeMayo has confirmed that Mister Sinister will be the X-Men: The Animated Series revival's lead villain, saying he has a "foolproof plan to destroy the X-Men once and for all."

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By JoshWilding - Mar 22, 2023 10:03 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men '97
Source: Toonado.com

Like Batman: The Animated Series, X-Men: The Animated Series still has a very large and very loyal fanbase. After 76 episodes, the show ended back in 1997, but Marvel Studios plans to revisit the franchise in this year's Disney+ revival X-Men '97.

Most of the original cast members are returning to pick up where the original series left off, and Head Writer Beau DeMayo has now confirmed the identity of the show's lead villain.

As expected, it's going to be Mister Sinister, a character who only briefly appeared in X-Men: The Animated Series. He was voiced by Christopher Britton during a handful of appearances in the show, but it's unclear whether the actor will return to reprise the role. 

Addressing fans during the "X-Men: 60 Uncanny Years Live Virtual Event" (via Toonado.com), DeMayo said: "A very, very, very, very favourite character of mine and many others, Mister Sinister, will rear his ugly head from the past with a pretty foolproof plan to destroy the X-Men once and for all."

With Magneto planning to join the X-Men and put his villainous past behind him, it makes sense for a bad guy like Mister Sinister to take centre stage and we're sure his interest in cloning will come into play here. 

It's interesting that Marvel Studios has chosen to focus on Sinister, though, especially as Fox planned to introduce him as the X-Men Universe's new big bad prior to the Disney/Fox merger. X-Men: Apocalypse was the first movie to hint at Nathaniel Essex's debut, while Deadpool 2 also referenced him; however, the villain was cut from The New Mutants fairly early on. 

Jon Hamm was rumoured to play Mister Sinister there, and we'd bet on Marvel Studios having live-action plans for the character once they finally reboot the X-Men for the big screen.

Are you excited to see the team battle Mister Sinister in X-Men '97?

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bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/22/2023, 10:30 AM
Great. Really hope this is to test out the waters (for both audience and writers) for a potential MCU future
mountainman
mountainman - 3/22/2023, 10:39 AM
@bkmeijer1 - This! Sinister should be the lead mutant villain in the MCU (with Apocalypse potentially acting behind the scenes). He is such an epic villain and could really bring something fresh to the table. Maybe those Bryan Cranston rumors from a few years back could pan out.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/22/2023, 10:59 AM
@mountainman - would be great if Apocalypse is the threat that hangs over Sinister. And I think Hope Summers (another character I really wanna see) can be tied into that fairly well too
mountainman
mountainman - 3/22/2023, 11:16 AM
@bkmeijer1 - I know you and I have been riffing on this idea for a while, but hear me out in this.

With Magneto leading the team, I think this would be a great chance to reduce the mutant population (either by Scarlet Witch or some other method). A decimated mutant population would naturally be more militant, protective, and isolated. Make a whole season out of this challenging environment.

Then season 2 sees the birth of the first new mutant in years. This leads into the mutant messiah stuff and all the cool things that come from that.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/22/2023, 11:27 AM
@mountainman - exactly. Even though we already had a fair share of Magneto, I feel he can't just be left out. Especially in a big event like that
mountainman
mountainman - 3/22/2023, 11:29 AM
@bkmeijer1 - I absolutely want Magneto involved. I just don’t need him to always be the main X-Men villain.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/22/2023, 11:45 AM
@mountainman - true.

Despite both Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix being pretty subpar, I really like how they used Magneto in both those movies.
mountainman
mountainman - 3/22/2023, 11:55 AM
@bkmeijer1 - Apocalypse yes. I loved the family arc. Side note - even though Apocalypse wasn’t a great movie, the battle at the end was the coolest X-Men battle shown on screen yet, with the intro to DOFP being a close second.

I really don’t remember his arc in Dark Phoenix. I don’t remember any of that movie being good besides the final train battle.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/22/2023, 11:58 AM
@mountainman - I only really remember it was a sort of Civil War situation going on in Dark Phoenix with Magneto on one side.

Magneto and Hank on one side, and Cyclops and Xavier on the other. One to kill Jean, the other to save them. Had they gone all on that, I think the movie would've been more memorable.
mountainman
mountainman - 3/22/2023, 12:07 PM
@bkmeijer1 - I wish we could somehow keep Fassbender and McAvoy in the MCU. They were both fantastic in their roles (when the writing didn’t screw them over). They could play those roles for decades to come theoretically.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/22/2023, 12:16 PM
@mountainman - I really wouldn't mind it if they brought them back permanently, but them showing up in Deadpool 3 or Secret Wars would already be fun too
Termin8r
Termin8r - 3/22/2023, 1:27 PM
@bkmeijer1 - Definitely. i think for the MCU, Sinister will be the first major villain, and either Magneto will be leading the Xmen in Xavier's absence, or they'll be doing it together like in Hickman's Krakoa run. Then maybe down the line something happens that drags magneto back into vengeance and villainy.

My predictions: Cyclops and Jean will be the team leaders, Cyclops will get what I call the "Captain America Treatment", which means the movies will make him awesome and show the audience that he's not lame like he was in FoX-Men, the female characters will finally be really cool, and the movies will focus more on the team dynamic.
xstryker
xstryker - 3/22/2023, 3:01 PM
@mountainman - I’ve heard there going with the angle at the start that mutants are less hated and more popular, leading to members of the team debating their focus while giving others an opportunity to step back and look into exploring their lives as civilians. Personally, I’d love for season 1 to be kind of a (Morrison) New X-Men phase, with people looking to exploit the growing popularity (and maybe growing population) of mutants. Then (since they are talking about a 4 season plan) season 2 can deal with the decimation event (absolutely fantastic for a season long look at all the impacts, from those who’ve lost their abilities, to Hank’s quest for a fix, to those who want to seize the advantage and wipe out mutants permanently, to former foes who now see common cause with the X-Men for the sake of survival, to Cyclops’ growing sense that the ideals and tactics of Charles Xavier are no longer adequate to ensure their survival). Season 3 can explore the birth of the mutant messiah, the foundation of Utopia, and the resulting schism. And season 4 could explore the consequences of the schism, the restoration of mutant abilities, and, well, some kind of big final threat that helps to resolve the schism. But then again, this is X-Men 97, not X-Men 2000’s… still, does anyone really want to see the X-Men of 1997-1999? Not a well regarded period. It would be weird though to see some of those 2000s plots acted out with with nineties character designs.
mountainman
mountainman - 3/22/2023, 3:05 PM
@xstryker - Yeah the X-Men in comics aren’t highly regarded in the late 90’s period. The original show largely pulled from the Claremont era. There is some good stuff to pull from in the early 90’s Jim Lee era. But after that, they should skip the comics stories up to either the Morrison or Whedon runs and some of the awesome stuff from the 00’s and early 10’s.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/22/2023, 3:25 PM
@Termin8r - they better make Cyclops cool, but that's a treatment he never got on the big screen. Also enough cool female characters to focus on as well
Termin8r
Termin8r - 3/22/2023, 5:17 PM
@bkmeijer1 - totally agree. i remember seeing the Winter Soldier and thinking "holy crap, they finally made MCU Cap cool". I like his first movie, but Winter Soldier made him a real contender. I think they're going to give that treatment to Cyclops.

Maybe finally we can get a great Jean, Storm, Rogue, Psylocke, Emma Frost, Jubilee, etc. The actors were never given anything good to do in the FoX-Men movies, which i'm a defender of.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/22/2023, 6:45 PM
@Termin8r - I'm okay if we don't get to see Storm or Rogue soon, but Emma Frost, Jubilee and Psylocke are characters I definitely wanna see be great
Termin8r
Termin8r - 3/23/2023, 12:40 PM
@bkmeijer1 - I feel that. I just love Storm so much, I wanna see a good one just once in my silly little life lol. It's about damn time for Jubilee to be an actual character.

Gimme an ice cold Emma Frost played by a real actress, and let's see a Psylocke that's an actual character.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/23/2023, 3:01 PM
@Termin8r - exactly. Same goes for Dazzler
Termin8r
Termin8r - 3/23/2023, 5:09 PM
@bkmeijer1 - Good call. Would love some Bishop who's not just "there" (side note, i love DOFP, but he was just "there"). Would also love some Forge. Can't wait for Sinister.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/23/2023, 6:56 PM
@Termin8r - yeah, characters indeed have to do more than just being there when they are there.

Also, Forge is a good call. Can even show up outside of the X-Men I think.
Termin8r
Termin8r - 3/28/2023, 2:25 PM
@bkmeijer1 - i would like to think that the MCU is gonna use villains and concepts they haven't before. maybe instead of the sentinels, they'll do bastion and the prime sentinels, and Forge can factor into that in a big way. Obviously they're going to do sinister, and then build to an accurate, not nonsense apocalypse. maybe some mojo, savage land, onslaught, the hellfire club in its entirety and not just kevin bacon phoning it in as sebastian shaw, stuff like that.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/28/2023, 2:38 PM
@Termin8r - definitely hope they will do all of those things. And take their time to do it (i.e. not do a saga in just six years)
Termin8r
Termin8r - 3/29/2023, 12:40 PM
@bkmeijer1 - yeah, that's a good point you brought up. i hope they don't rush sagas. also, if marvel's x-men reboot takes off, and they develop the characters well and people like them, maybe after they've been around a while, just MAYBE, we'll get a good Phoenix adaptation. Not gonna hold my breath cuz i'll be grey by the time it could ever possibly come out.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/29/2023, 2:38 PM
@Termin8r - wouldn't mind it honestly if they skipped that and went right to AvX
Termin8r
Termin8r - 3/30/2023, 2:00 PM
@bkmeijer1 - yeah, i feel that. it's been done twice, poorly, but i think if they take some time and build up the characters, it would be nice to see.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/30/2023, 2:51 PM
@Termin8r - agreed. Even though they ramping up, the MCU still has ample time to take it to build up stories
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 3/22/2023, 10:34 AM
Can't wait until he makes his MCU debut 💪💯🤝
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 3/22/2023, 10:44 AM
@AmazingFILMporg -

Tom Ellis, please and thank you.
DesiSpiderman
DesiSpiderman - 3/22/2023, 10:52 AM
@DrReedRichards - don’t think Tom Ellis is a big enough star for this kind of Role. They will probably want to cast a movie star.
19Batman84
19Batman84 - 3/22/2023, 11:17 AM
@DesiSpiderman - they have ahistory of casting wither nomanes or not very big starts i think they would if he was the type they were looking for
Repian
Repian - 3/22/2023, 11:26 AM
@DrReedRichards - Nic Cage
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 3/22/2023, 11:48 AM
@DrReedRichards -


He would be fantastic!😱
mountainman
mountainman - 3/22/2023, 11:56 AM
@Repian - He would be a great Sinister. He could have been a great Mephisto too. There are a number of MCU roles what Cage would be perfect for, but I would 100% support him as Sinister.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 3/22/2023, 11:57 AM
@AmazingFILMporg - Keanu Reeves
Termin8r
Termin8r - 3/22/2023, 1:29 PM
@DesiSpiderman - Agreed. Also, shouldn't Sinister arguably be British? Born in Victorian London? Lotta names being thrown around that aren't British. Even though he was in Legion, I could see Dan Stevens as Sinister.
Termin8r
Termin8r - 3/28/2023, 2:26 PM
@mountainman - nic cage going from playing Johnny Blaze in bad GR movies to playing Mephisto in a hopefully good MCU project, would be beautiful.
DalekCraigWasson
DalekCraigWasson - 3/22/2023, 10:40 AM
MCU debut for the MCU X-Men just makes sense doesn't it? I guess they haven't really done present day Sentinels, just past and future ones, but Magneto, the Brotherhood, Phoenix, the Hellfire Club, Phoenix, Apocalypse, and Phoenix have all been done in one format or another. It's funny too cause the Foxverse clearly WANTED to do something with Sinister, going back to Apocalypse, but nothing ever did.
Termin8r
Termin8r - 3/22/2023, 1:29 PM
@DalekCraigWasson - yeah, it was a very weird choice doing Apocalypse before Sinister. But you can't expect more from Kinberg.
mountainman
mountainman - 3/22/2023, 10:41 AM
If this show hits the mark, it would be a huge win for Marvel. Start building up hype for the X-Men and familiarize them with a younger audience that hasn’t seen them done well in movies or tv over the last few decades.
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