X-Men 97 actors reveal their ideal live-action mutant roles

The Disney+ animated series X-Men ’97 is a hit with fans of the superhero genre. Some have even wondered if actors Ross Marquand and Matthew Waterson, who voice Professor X and Magneto, would make the leap into live-action.

During a X-Men ’97 During a panel at Nashville Comicon 2024 via ComicBook, Marquand and Waterson revealed which live-action roles they would like to take on. “I always say Wolverine, but I think Hugh Jackman does it so well that I wouldn’t even bring it up.” said Marquand. “I also wanted to play Moon Knight, and then Oscar Isaac did it perfectly. I think I’ve said this before, but Omega Red, who is like Russia’s answer to Wolverine. He’s such a badass and such an untapped character. I really think he would be a lot of fun to play..”

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“I always liked the comic version of Sebastian Shaw,” added Waterson, revealing his dream role as a mutant.”I can’t say exactly why, but this character has always fascinated me. He was on our show a little bit, but I’ve always been fascinated by that character, and to do a comic-accurate version of him I think would be great fun.” Shaw previously appeared in 2011 in X-Men: First Classwith actor Kevin Bacon bringing the character to life on screen.

Rogue actress Lenore Zann previously revealed her dream role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, saying she always wanted to play Rogue’s original mother, as she bears a striking resemblance to the character’s drawings in the comics and cartoons. “She looks like a ’70s hippie mom with long blonde hair, golden skin and hazel eyes,” Zann said. “So I thought, ‘Wow, that would be really fun.’ But who knows what they’ll do with the scripts, but that would be a blast.”

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Now that X-Men ’97 Season 1 has come to an end. Supervising Director Jake Castorena recently explained how different animation elements influenced the production team’s approach to telling the story. “For example, ‘Tolerance is Extinction – Part 3’ was about 40 minutes long. We started with 20 minutes of real footage and then sent it overseas,” said Castorena.

“They animated it, gave it back to us, and then we worked in tandem with the vendor,” Castorena continued. “Once we get that back, we have leeway to extend scenes, add or adjust banter, or create quiet moments to give the characters and the pacing some breathing room.”

X-Men ’97 is streaming on Disney+.

Source: ComicBook

X-Men ’97

X-Men ’97 is a sequel to X-Men: The Animated Series (1992).

Release date

March 20, 2024

Pour

Jennifer Hale, Chris Potter, Alison Sealy-Smith, Lenore Zann, Cal Dodd, Catherine Disher, Adrian Hough, Ray Chase, Chris Britton, George Buza

Seasons

2

franchise

X-Men

Characters of

Jack Kirby, Stan Lee

Distributor

Disney+

main characters

Logan / Wolverine, Gambit, Jean Grey, Storm, Scott / Cyclops, Hank / Beast, Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler, Rogue, Jubilee, Magneto, Professor X, Mystique

prehistory

X-Men: The Animated Series

Manufacturer

Charley Feldman

Production company

Marvel Studios

Authors

Beau DeMayo

Number of episodes

10 episodes

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