“X-Males ’97,” a reboot of the beloved ’90s youngsters’s present that adopted the adventures of Marvel’s favourite mutants, will debut new episodes on Disney+ in 2023.
The announcement got here Friday during Disney’s “Disney+ Day” celebration, which confirmed off a trove of content material coming to the service — however X-Males stands out as a result of it is one among Marvel’s hottest manufacturers.
The animated sequence was additionally the gateway to lifelong fandom for a lot of aficionados, who later fell in love with the live-action Marvel movies about Wolverine, Professor X, Magneto, Storm, and extra.
The unique sequence, which is out there on Disney+, aired from 1992 to 1997. “X-Males ’97” will discover “new tales within the iconic ’90s timeline of the unique sequence,” Disney mentioned. The corporate tweeted concerning the announcement saying “we have missed you, too” alongside an image of an animated Wolverine mournfully an image whereas mendacity in mattress — a picture that has change into a popular internet meme.
Whereas the X-Males have at all times been part of Marvel, they aren’t but part of Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe. That is as a result of the movies — which starred Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Jennifer Lawrence and different huge stars — have been made at twentieth Century Fox, which then held the rights to the group.
The X-Males franchise has made greater than $6 billion on the international field workplace over 13 movies, in accordance with Comscore (SCOR).
However now Disney owns Fox (or 20th Century Studios, because it’s now known as) — and due to this fact the X-Males. That is excellent news for Disney (DIS), as Marvel Studios will convey its followers with it. And including the X-Males to Disney’s already blockbuster ranks makes Marvel even mightier.
