When “X-Men ’97” hit Disney + in March, it received a warm reception for providing a nostalgic continuation of the beloved “X-Men: The Animated Series,” complete with a fittingly old school animation style. But just days before the show premiered, one of the most prominent voices who shaped the acclaimed season was fired. Beau DeMayo, who served as head writer on the revival after previously writing for Marvel ‘s “Moon Knight” limited series, was fired days before the show premiered.
While his departure was never explained, his colleague Brad Winderbaum, executive producer and Marvel Studios head of TV , streaming, and animation, spoke fondly of his contributions in a March interview with IndieWire . “Beau had real passion and respect for the characters and wrote great scripts,” Winderbaum said. “And like all of us, we’re drafting off a 60-year legacy of ‘The X-Men.
’ It’s filmmaking, it takes a village. There are countless creative minds that go into an enterprise of this scale. Artistically, from the beginning, it was about building a team that weren’t just ‘X-Men’ fans, but really loved the X-Men in their heart, where that original series was.
” But this week, DeMayo spoke out in a series of social media posts in which he alleged that he was fired by Disney over a post on his personal Instagram account during Pride month that featured a drawing of the X-Men character Cyborg posing in fetish clothing. He also claims he was stripped of wri.