X-MEN '97's Beau DeMayo Says He Was Told To Make One Relationship "Less Gay" Following Shocking Pixar Exposé

X-MEN '97's Beau DeMayo Says He Was Told To Make One Relationship "Less Gay" Following Shocking Pixar Exposé

Fired X-Men '97 showrunner Beau DeMayo has shared another damaging allegation about what it was like working for Disney and ut comes in the wake of a shocking report about what it's like inside Pixar...

By JoshWilding - Sep 17, 2024 08:09 AM EST
Filed Under: X-Men '97

Fired X-Men '97 showrunner Beau DeMayo has chosen war with Marvel Studios and Disney over his dismissal, going so far as to recently share an outline of an earlier, arguably superior, version of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Now, in the wake of a damaging exposé from IGN on working conditions in Pixar - specifically relating to the production of Inside Out 2 - DeMayo has claimed that he was told to make Professor X and Magneto's dynamic "less gay" while working on the series.

While those two have never been romantically linked on the page, X-Men '97 wouldn't have been the first time that a deeper meaning to their relationship has been teased as Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class did the same. 

Regardless, it clearly didn't work for Disney and Marvel Studios executives!

Back to Pixar, and this new report alleges an "unprecedented" crunch for animators working on the Inside Out sequel. One source told the site, "I think for a month or two, the animators were working seven days a week. Ridiculous amounts of production workers, just people being tossed into jobs they'd never really done before. It was horrendous."

While a senior executive has disputed the claim, the studio has remained silent on allegations that they decided to make last-minute changes to Inside Out 2 in a bid to make lead character Riley "less gay" (which is what DeMayo is referring to above).

According to the site, "Sources describe rumors that there was special care put into making the relationship between Riley and Val, a supporting character introduced in Inside Out 2, seem as platonic as possible, even requiring edits to the lighting and tone of certain scenes to remove any trace of 'romantic chemistry.'"

It seems this approach was influenced by Lightyear's disappointing box office performance in 2022. While there were plenty of reasons for the Toy Story spin-off's struggles, "multiple sources say that Disney leadership internally put a large part of the blame for Lightyear's financial failure on a same-sex kiss in the film, which was briefly removed then reinstated after an internal staff uproar."

One source notes, "It is, as far as I know, still a thing, where leadership, they'll bring up Lightyear specifically and say, 'Oh, Lightyear was a financial failure because it had a queer kiss in it.' That's not the reason the movie failed."

Disney appears to be concerned about potentially alienating half its U.S. audience (and certain countries overseas) by embracing LGBTQ+ themes in its movies. Moving forward, it now sounds like Pixar will focus on telling "universal" stories that don't court controversy in any way. 

The full report is a must-read and you can check it out by clicking here.

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GalactusEatsALL
GalactusEatsALL - 9/17/2024, 8:41 AM
Put a mutant in it and make it….
AwesomePromoz
AwesomePromoz - 9/17/2024, 11:34 AM
I didn't get any gay vibes from it, and yet you'd expect a bunch of girl hockey players to be really gay, so I'd say they got it right. They never closed the door to any character being gay, because it is GROSS to sexualise children. That's the point.
AwesomePromoz
AwesomePromoz - 9/17/2024, 7:08 PM
@UncleHarm1 - That's kind of a chicken and egg argument. Nobody complains about violent entertainment until someone shoots up a school. Sex and violence have been such an integral part of our entertainment, that it is nigh impossible to know how many real-life crimes (including pedophilia) were caused by it.

I've been watching movies like Hot Dog (1984) that make crass jokes about drugging women to get them into bed. That's date rape by today's standards. Was it bad then even though we used to joke about it, or has it suddenly become bad? How do we judge?

I think we all agree that adults sitting around pondering the sexual proclivities of minors is icky. Right?
UncleHarm1
UncleHarm1 - 9/18/2024, 10:28 AM
@AwesomePromoz - Absolutely, but are you comparing a child having gay feelings to date rape? Why is this the straw that broke the bigot's back
AwesomePromoz
AwesomePromoz - 9/19/2024, 5:52 AM
@UncleHarm1 - I don't get it, who is the bigot?
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 9/17/2024, 8:47 AM
Sigh. Ffs.
SATW42
SATW42 - 9/17/2024, 8:47 AM
So which is it? Disney is pushing a gay agenda, or they are telling people to make things less gay?
JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 9/17/2024, 8:50 AM
@SATW42 - It used to be no gay…then a few years ago it became really gay (depending on your metric of how gay is too gay)…..and now It’s less gay.

Not sure what’s next.
Biggums
Biggums - 9/17/2024, 10:18 AM
@SATW42 - well.... It's a sweet spot.... lls
MarioT1000
MarioT1000 - 9/17/2024, 12:20 PM
@JustAWaffle - Gay-ish
Slotherin
Slotherin - 9/17/2024, 12:44 PM
@SATW42 - it's a less black and white truth probably.
Certain people probably are pushing for more inclusivity while others are pushing against certain things like that largely out of fear.
But that's not a simple enough answer for a lot of people who desire a more simple one.
SATW42
SATW42 - 9/17/2024, 1:57 PM
@Slotherin - I know what the actual answer is, it's just funny that a major story coming out of Disney right now is that the projects are being told to be "less gay" when people on this very site are in other threads saying "Disney gay agenda"
Slotherin
Slotherin - 9/17/2024, 9:28 PM
@SATW42 - yeah, it's [frick]ing gay
mountainman
mountainman - 9/17/2024, 8:47 AM
Well had Prof X and Magneto been overtly gay it would have been a negative thing to many fans. Considering they are both straight and only an activist writing who doesn’t care about the fans would insert that.

Good job studio. Maybe they are finally get how to rope these crazy activists in who have been destroying their brand for years.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 9/17/2024, 8:53 AM
@mountainman - Just read the replies to his tweet. Apparently he wanted Magneto to be butt ass naked instead of just a speedo for the torture scene. And he's on his profile photo in just a speedo. It's like he has no personality aside from I'm gay... Which isn't a personality it's a preference.
Fogs
Fogs - 9/17/2024, 11:02 AM
@DarthOmega - I'm friend of gay couple and one of the dudes always says how pissed he is whenever people treat him as if his sexual preference was his main characteristic.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 9/17/2024, 11:17 AM
@Fogs - My sister is gay and she said the same thing. She's a veterinarian, she plays the clarinet, she can cook her ass off. She's the best unlicensed interior decorator you'd ever met, and she happens to be gay.

We're also black. With that comes certain expectations and views. I'm black. I'm also a husband, a father, a brother, and uncle, a cousin, an artist, the shittiest guitar player you'd ever met, a comic fan, an editor, and none of that has anything to do with my color.

A person's character is not defined by gender, race, or sexual preference. Hopefully one day Hollywood and LGBTQ activists will understand this. I agree it hasn't been the easiest road for them, but it's almost like they are "othering" themselves nowadays.

Not a good thing because everyone has the right to be with whomever they want if they're of age. But it seems like all of these communities are splitting off into lettered groups and amplifying how they're different. I thought the whole goal was that it's all normal.

Sorry for the long rant but damn I'm sick of that De Mayo guy and his woe is me attitude.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 9/17/2024, 11:27 AM
@DarthOmega - preach it 🫡
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 9/17/2024, 11:40 AM
@DarthOmega - Frequented the village in Manchester since the 80's, not gay (been in a stable str8 relationship for over 30yrs, married with two kids not that it matters) but could likely be described as queer for a few reasons, and has always been the place I could go and hang out and be myself and got a lot of help from the community through some of my toughest periods of my life even before I met my partner (who is bi)...

...the me bit aside, knowing many, many in the community there has always been the few amongst it who are like how De Mayo comes across and most within the community have issues with that minority of a minority.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 9/17/2024, 11:47 AM
@DarthOmega

“Apparently he wanted Magneto to be butt ass naked instead of just a speedo for the torture scene.”

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I don’t see anything inherently wrong with that.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 9/17/2024, 11:57 AM
@Apophis71 - "relationship for over 30yrs'

Brother my wife and I have been together for 15 years, married for 12. 30 years is a blessing to be with the same person. I have friends who are divorced, separated, or on the verge. Marriage is way harder than I thought but so rewarding. I hope I can see 30 years with that woman.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 9/17/2024, 11:58 AM
@regularmovieguy - User Comment Image
Fogs
Fogs - 9/17/2024, 12:50 PM
@DarthOmega - This comment absolutely rules. I wish more people could read and understand it.
Arthorious
Arthorious - 9/17/2024, 12:51 PM
@DarthOmega - Amen to that man! 5 years running right now. We've gone through the thick of it every now and again but I love every minute of my wife.
Fogs
Fogs - 9/17/2024, 12:56 PM
@DarthOmega - Been w my wife for 17y, married for 15 now. Holy shit, time flies.
Batmangina
Batmangina - 9/17/2024, 5:53 PM
@DarthOmega - Goddamn. That might be the realest thing ever posted on this clickbait hellhole.

You have my sword.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 9/17/2024, 6:01 PM
@Fogs - Damn a lot of husbands and fathers on here. So much for all the "incel" talk that gets thrown around. It's almost like that was all a narrative to attack people who shine the light on the nonsense. Lol.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 9/17/2024, 6:02 PM
@Batmangina - The Fellowship of the Real
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 9/17/2024, 6:05 PM
@Fogs - Thank you. They will it just takes time. In fact that's why I don't comment here much anymore. Waiting for the storm to pass so we can enjoy entertainment again without all the B.S.

Because trust me all of this identity obsession has an expiration date. Companies are already attempting to course correct.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 9/17/2024, 6:08 PM
@Arthorious - Man. We had our rough patch before my youngest was born. Weird life setbacks. Health issues. Bills, all of it. We stuck through it though. Not everyday is rainbows and sunshine, but the good days far outweigh the bad. Her and the kids are the only reason I put up with this increasingly insane world.
Fogs
Fogs - 9/18/2024, 2:34 AM
@DarthOmega - "Her and the kids are the only reason I put up with this increasingly insane world"

I hear you man...
Jackraow21
Jackraow21 - 9/17/2024, 8:50 AM
They still seemed pretty gay honestly. Their intimate relationship was a big focus of the final episodes.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 9/17/2024, 9:07 AM
@Jackraow21 - Thank you for being honest about that.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 9/17/2024, 9:21 AM
@TheFinestSmack - I honestly want to say my condolences for your son Tito.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 9/17/2024, 11:47 AM
@DarthOmega - It's better when everyone is honest 😂
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 9/17/2024, 11:50 AM
@TheFinestSmack - tbh, I honestly appreciate your honesty
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 9/17/2024, 8:50 AM
Gotta love that he just keeps making himself look worse with all this. He concocted a great story with the show, but good lord this fella has problems.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 9/17/2024, 11:47 AM
@IAmAHoot - it's all victimhood and ego.
thewanderer
thewanderer - 9/17/2024, 8:52 AM
What they also don’t tell you is that had they made hints at a relationship between Riley and Val it would’ve been with a likely 18-year-old and a 14-year-old. It was right not to do it regardless of their sexuality.
SATW42
SATW42 - 9/17/2024, 8:59 AM
@thewanderer - Riley having a crush on her, which I still think was there, would have no bearing on how Val felt. The article loosely says "relationship" but I think they were specifically told to me RILEY less gay. I don't think they have had plans to make Riley and Val a thing, but had plans to have Riley have a crush on her.

You didn't have crushes in high school that were older than you? No Pamela Andersen posters on your wall? It's really not that weird and long as it isn't reciprocated.
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