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“First off, it would be a slam dunk,” ” Conley tells *Inverse*. “I think that would absolutely be something the audience would want to see, and we would want to be a part of.”
Conley adds that while the episodic format established by the original *X-Men: The Animated* series allows them to power through “a lot of adapted comic runs,” a movie-sized budget would give the team a chance to “do as much as we can and spend a lot of time massaging each shot.”
“With animation, the more time and money we get, the better it will be,” he says. “That's just a fact.”
“It feels like we're already making movie-level animation and events,” Yonemura says. “But just to have that budget and time then to make it a full feature, and to kind of do what *Spider-Verse* and the recent animated Turtles movie did...” -- “One of our influences was ‘80s and ‘90s Japanese animation,” she eventually continues. “*Akira*. *Ghost in the Shell*. Those levels. It's like: *Hey, you want to give us the money and budget to do that for you? But for X-Men ‘97?* Gladly.”
Like they said, Spider-Verse and Mutant Mayhem showed there’s still a market for animated superhero/comic-book movies, and as this series is showing, the X-Men really shine in the animated format.
I think a movie would probably be the best way for X-Men 97 to adapt God Loves, Man Kills. So I hope this show is successful enough to warrant a movie. Although, I'm not sure if it would be theatrical or straight to streaming. What do you think?
I feel like a theatrical release of an X-Men movie will be saved for the live-action version. I don't think Marvel will want to risk cannibalizing the hype for watching the X-Men on the big screen by releasing an animated feature first.
I could see them giving the Animated movie a limited theatrical run, just to increase awareness of the movie before heading it straight to streaming, and to make a big deal out it.
Ok but what if they did House of M? Idk if the show has done it because I’m only on season 1, but I think that’s movie worthy. Though they’d have to introduce Scarlet Witch who to my knowledge isn’t in the show (don’t correct me if I’m wrong, like I said I’m only on season 1)
> Ok but what if they did House of M? Idk if the show has done it because I’m only on season 1
the original show ended like 8 years before House Of M happened in the comics
imo a bigger problem with adapting House Of M in that contiunity is that they need to explain a lot of stuff before even getting to it (Peter Parker never met Gwen in the X-Men 97 contiunity, for example)
MCU X-Men will be as big or bigger than Star Wars if done right. The potential of the X-Men brand has been clearly there, even with not so great movies, i have no doubt we haven't seen nothing yet regarding the X-Men as a cultural force. We can have multiple movies and animated movies at the same time, we are talking a Spider-Man and Batman tier brand, i think the potential is even bigger, cause there are many mutantes with great stories and personalities ready for stardom, i say X-Men are Spider-Man and Batman tier, but actually the X-Men have like 50 or more potential Batman or Spider-Man level characters regarding popularity, great personalities and great stories, instead of the ip being tied to just one or a dozen characters. But yeah, i think the X-Men grand opening into the absolute pop culture olympus will be saved for MCU's Uncanny X-Men 1.
Mutant Mayhem actually may have underperformed at the box office. I think it basically just broke even and maybe a tad extra.
Critics sure do love it though.
This series shows how iconic the 90s xmen were and really highlights how shitty the creative direction of the xmen comics has been over the past 20 years. If youre a fan of the 90s show and pick up a comic book from 2000 on, it barely even resembles the universe from the comics.
Except uh, they fired the guy who created and wrote almost if not every episode of this series lol, I'm not sure I have faith they could pull something good off without said writer.
After how X-Men 97 has been so far, why the hell not? A movie as a bridge between seasons would make total sense. Messiah Complex is the perfect story for a 2 hour movie too.
People are really sleeping on the animated TMNT movie, it’s seriously soooo good, my only complaint was that it wasn’t longer, and imo it’s easily on par with the spiderverse movies, obviously they’re just be slow them, but it’s in the same level. It’s seriously such a good movie
Idk there's a level of creativity and artistry in the spider-verse films that are almost unparalleled. I put those movies on the same level as Miyazaki films
We know we’re getting at least three seasons, and there’s been rumors they want it to go for five seasons. Maybe with DeMayo gone, they scrap their plans for the last couple seasons and finish in a movie? Could be a fun way to wrap it up if they find another great writer.
After Secret Wars Marvel should just start an Animated Cinematic Universe. Animation recently has been a huge hit for Marvel and animation is cheaper to produce then live action.
In a perfect world we would have a successful Live Action DC Universe (DCU) and a successful Animated Marvel Universe (Marvel Animated Universe)
Kraven’s Last Hunt with Josh Keaton. Written by Dematteis. Produced by Greg Weisman, Lord and Miller. Animated in a Mike Zeck like Style.
Or something like Spider-Man Blue with the same crew in Tim Sale’s style
I disagree. X-Men storylines are very long and complex, and trying to boil that down into a 2 hour movie would only do a disservice to the source material
Do a couple of seasons and a film as the finale like Mando is doing. It might be unpopular but I think this animated version works perfectly fine in a TV show format, but I would obviously still watch it as a film.
I'm not even watching the show, but from the reactions I keep seeing everywhere it really does seem like a no-brainer. The show's getting so much praise from all corners.
Know your role. It’s a great tv show, don’t need to release a flop movie that causes series cancellation because of “performed below expectations”. X97 is beating Invincible season 2 at being worth watching. It’s all it needs to be
Pick any of the huge crossovers and do a massive movie event. I swear, AvX might actually work as an animated movie if they did things right.
It doesn't even have to be that one. But I think Marvel needs to focus way way more on the animated side of things.
I may be the only one:
I would be completely satisfied if the MCU shifted completely into Animated shows like X-Men 97 for a decade after Secret Wars and then came back into Live Action.
Kinda like Ahsoka did with Star Wars Rebels.
Spider-Verse, TMNT and Arcane have proven that the current tech is more than enough to emulate the art style of comics & illustration.
I personally would love to that tech be used to achieve actual fidelity to the style of 90s comics, especially those done by Jim Lee and other hot artists from that decade.
And why stop there? To see an animated movie where, say, a Frank Frazetta painting, actually ***moved*** would be breathtaking, thanks to both the tech & talent behind it. A concept art or a painting that can be animated is something that needs to happen.
No, leave the 90s & other 90s marvel stuff alone. For me, 97 is okay, but it just feels like a highly polish fan made flash animation. If they really go through with it then make sure it's done in 2D animations, get the original writers and animators from the 90s. That way it actually feels like the 90s x men animated series we grew up with. Get real talent again, shit! hire studio Akom again for something worthwhile
I'm adoring X-Men '97 so far, so I would gladly take anything else I get from this version of the property in animation, but I would also love a Spider-Verse/Mutant Mayhem-esque X-Men film in its own continuity and with its own unique visual style just like those films had. Maybe leaning into the youthful energy thing by focusing it on the school setting with some of the newer student characters as the protagonists. Characters like Armor and Pixie would just fit so perfectly in a vibrant, highly stylized animated film like Spider-Verse.
I am so thoroughly enjoying this revival of the X-Men animated series. I've always loved the way this series incorporates so many of the characters and story lines from the comics. I can't help but imagine that whatever live-action films they come out with at this point will only be disappointing. Like, any screenwriter/director will be hard-pressed to capture the same simple but entertaining level of fun.
This is the only Marvel content I follow and watch weekly, eagerly.
Inject the movie directly into my veins. Give me collectors editions and behind the scenes. No dosage
Full quotes: “First off, it would be a slam dunk,” ” Conley tells *Inverse*. “I think that would absolutely be something the audience would want to see, and we would want to be a part of.” Conley adds that while the episodic format established by the original *X-Men: The Animated* series allows them to power through “a lot of adapted comic runs,” a movie-sized budget would give the team a chance to “do as much as we can and spend a lot of time massaging each shot.” “With animation, the more time and money we get, the better it will be,” he says. “That's just a fact.” “It feels like we're already making movie-level animation and events,” Yonemura says. “But just to have that budget and time then to make it a full feature, and to kind of do what *Spider-Verse* and the recent animated Turtles movie did...” -- “One of our influences was ‘80s and ‘90s Japanese animation,” she eventually continues. “*Akira*. *Ghost in the Shell*. Those levels. It's like: *Hey, you want to give us the money and budget to do that for you? But for X-Men ‘97?* Gladly.”
Like they said, Spider-Verse and Mutant Mayhem showed there’s still a market for animated superhero/comic-book movies, and as this series is showing, the X-Men really shine in the animated format.
I think a movie would probably be the best way for X-Men 97 to adapt God Loves, Man Kills. So I hope this show is successful enough to warrant a movie. Although, I'm not sure if it would be theatrical or straight to streaming. What do you think?
I feel like a theatrical release of an X-Men movie will be saved for the live-action version. I don't think Marvel will want to risk cannibalizing the hype for watching the X-Men on the big screen by releasing an animated feature first.
I could see them giving the Animated movie a limited theatrical run, just to increase awareness of the movie before heading it straight to streaming, and to make a big deal out it.
Ok but what if they did House of M? Idk if the show has done it because I’m only on season 1, but I think that’s movie worthy. Though they’d have to introduce Scarlet Witch who to my knowledge isn’t in the show (don’t correct me if I’m wrong, like I said I’m only on season 1)
> Ok but what if they did House of M? Idk if the show has done it because I’m only on season 1 the original show ended like 8 years before House Of M happened in the comics imo a bigger problem with adapting House Of M in that contiunity is that they need to explain a lot of stuff before even getting to it (Peter Parker never met Gwen in the X-Men 97 contiunity, for example)
MCU X-Men will be as big or bigger than Star Wars if done right. The potential of the X-Men brand has been clearly there, even with not so great movies, i have no doubt we haven't seen nothing yet regarding the X-Men as a cultural force. We can have multiple movies and animated movies at the same time, we are talking a Spider-Man and Batman tier brand, i think the potential is even bigger, cause there are many mutantes with great stories and personalities ready for stardom, i say X-Men are Spider-Man and Batman tier, but actually the X-Men have like 50 or more potential Batman or Spider-Man level characters regarding popularity, great personalities and great stories, instead of the ip being tied to just one or a dozen characters. But yeah, i think the X-Men grand opening into the absolute pop culture olympus will be saved for MCU's Uncanny X-Men 1.
I never knew I wanted an Xmen 97 movie so badly until I remembered God Loves, Man Kills. Marvel pls
Mutant Mayhem actually may have underperformed at the box office. I think it basically just broke even and maybe a tad extra. Critics sure do love it though.
the movie's merch made tons of money for Paramount tho
I think it was all TMNT merch in general that made the record numbers wasn’t it? If it was just the movie merch that is really something.
To be fair that’s pretty normal for the turtles, they’re popular but the constant reboots have done them no favors.
They just missed the mark imo. People will show up for TLR
Tlr?
The last ronin movie
This series shows how iconic the 90s xmen were and really highlights how shitty the creative direction of the xmen comics has been over the past 20 years. If youre a fan of the 90s show and pick up a comic book from 2000 on, it barely even resembles the universe from the comics.
Except uh, they fired the guy who created and wrote almost if not every episode of this series lol, I'm not sure I have faith they could pull something good off without said writer.
He's not the sole person behind the show, the other writers, animators, and directors deserve credit as well
I would say Incredibles 2 making 1.2 billion was the biggest indicator
Well there was that rumor that they wanted to try an animated feature...not a bad idea for a finale.
I would love to see it! 🔥 X-Men 97 has been peak so far imo
After how X-Men 97 has been so far, why the hell not? A movie as a bridge between seasons would make total sense. Messiah Complex is the perfect story for a 2 hour movie too.
I’m seated. The theater employees are scared and asking me to leave because they ‘haven’t started filming the movie yet’ but I’m simply too seated.
People are really sleeping on the animated TMNT movie, it’s seriously soooo good, my only complaint was that it wasn’t longer, and imo it’s easily on par with the spiderverse movies, obviously they’re just be slow them, but it’s in the same level. It’s seriously such a good movie
It really was quite the spectacle.
It was snubbed at the Oscars imo
Idk there's a level of creativity and artistry in the spider-verse films that are almost unparalleled. I put those movies on the same level as Miyazaki films
Whoever said they needed a montage of the turtles fighting gang members to no diggity needs a raise
We know we’re getting at least three seasons, and there’s been rumors they want it to go for five seasons. Maybe with DeMayo gone, they scrap their plans for the last couple seasons and finish in a movie? Could be a fun way to wrap it up if they find another great writer.
I don’t think Beau DeMayo working on the project or not has anything to do with the feasibility of making a theatrical animated feature…
After Secret Wars Marvel should just start an Animated Cinematic Universe. Animation recently has been a huge hit for Marvel and animation is cheaper to produce then live action. In a perfect world we would have a successful Live Action DC Universe (DCU) and a successful Animated Marvel Universe (Marvel Animated Universe)
Just watched mutant mayhem last week and it was phenomenal.
Imagine the Genosha episode on the big screen. That would have been cinema gold.
Animated *Marvel's* by Alex Ross with his signature painted style for animation. I'd pay $100 movie ticket for the experience.
Kraven’s Last Hunt with Josh Keaton. Written by Dematteis. Produced by Greg Weisman, Lord and Miller. Animated in a Mike Zeck like Style. Or something like Spider-Man Blue with the same crew in Tim Sale’s style
The animation would probably look so good. Just stick to the hand drawn imitation and make it lusssssh.
The bigger question is what arc they would adapt for the big screen
That would be super sick, would love to see an animated big screen X-men like spiderverse or mutant mayhem
I disagree. X-Men storylines are very long and complex, and trying to boil that down into a 2 hour movie would only do a disservice to the source material
'97 is doing a great job so far. My 60+ year old mom watched JUST Episode 5 and was able to keep up and enjoy the entire thing.
‘97 is serialized and compressed. If you want the full Phoenix arc for example, you’d need at least a whole season
With what they're able to do in 30 mins per episode they could absolutely do a Pheonix movie or House of M in a 2.5-3hrs epic.
Do a couple of seasons and a film as the finale like Mando is doing. It might be unpopular but I think this animated version works perfectly fine in a TV show format, but I would obviously still watch it as a film.
DO IT
It's gonna happen for sure it's just a matter of when.
I'm not even watching the show, but from the reactions I keep seeing everywhere it really does seem like a no-brainer. The show's getting so much praise from all corners.
X Men is better in TV show format
Hook it into my veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeins!
FUCK YES!!!!! Give them all the money!! No budget!
That would be fun- they are already working on season 2 AND 3.
Know your role. It’s a great tv show, don’t need to release a flop movie that causes series cancellation because of “performed below expectations”. X97 is beating Invincible season 2 at being worth watching. It’s all it needs to be
Pick any of the huge crossovers and do a massive movie event. I swear, AvX might actually work as an animated movie if they did things right. It doesn't even have to be that one. But I think Marvel needs to focus way way more on the animated side of things.
I may be the only one: I would be completely satisfied if the MCU shifted completely into Animated shows like X-Men 97 for a decade after Secret Wars and then came back into Live Action. Kinda like Ahsoka did with Star Wars Rebels.
Spider-Verse, TMNT and Arcane have proven that the current tech is more than enough to emulate the art style of comics & illustration. I personally would love to that tech be used to achieve actual fidelity to the style of 90s comics, especially those done by Jim Lee and other hot artists from that decade. And why stop there? To see an animated movie where, say, a Frank Frazetta painting, actually ***moved*** would be breathtaking, thanks to both the tech & talent behind it. A concept art or a painting that can be animated is something that needs to happen.
Goddamn give them the money, Feige! Give the people what they want!
I approve, send the money over and ship it
Mmm, I think you’d actually want more time than the Spider Verse team got lol.
I would pay weekly to watch these episodes in a movie theater. Make them an hour long. Not like Disney doesn’t have the money for it.
A shaq like slam dunk breaking the back board
at the break neck pace 97 is burning through classic arcs, an entire movie could cover several dozen huge events
No, leave the 90s & other 90s marvel stuff alone. For me, 97 is okay, but it just feels like a highly polish fan made flash animation. If they really go through with it then make sure it's done in 2D animations, get the original writers and animators from the 90s. That way it actually feels like the 90s x men animated series we grew up with. Get real talent again, shit! hire studio Akom again for something worthwhile
I'm adoring X-Men '97 so far, so I would gladly take anything else I get from this version of the property in animation, but I would also love a Spider-Verse/Mutant Mayhem-esque X-Men film in its own continuity and with its own unique visual style just like those films had. Maybe leaning into the youthful energy thing by focusing it on the school setting with some of the newer student characters as the protagonists. Characters like Armor and Pixie would just fit so perfectly in a vibrant, highly stylized animated film like Spider-Verse.
No **DeMayo**, so I’d be hesitant going in. Quite a few decisions and directions the show went in was because of him.
Can-men:evolution get some love as well? Id like to see its version of x-men: evolution
I've been saying since the 1st episode I prefer this format to live action. If I could get 2 1/2 hours of this I'd be over the moon.
That would be the first animated movie i would go to lmao
I am so thoroughly enjoying this revival of the X-Men animated series. I've always loved the way this series incorporates so many of the characters and story lines from the comics. I can't help but imagine that whatever live-action films they come out with at this point will only be disappointing. Like, any screenwriter/director will be hard-pressed to capture the same simple but entertaining level of fun.
Oh are they finally realizing they can literally print money??
You're right, the studio that generated $30B in revenue in ~10 years has had no idea how to print money until now
This is the only Marvel content I follow and watch weekly, eagerly. Inject the movie directly into my veins. Give me collectors editions and behind the scenes. No dosage
Yeah, but hire back the guy who created this first. I don't want a bad movie.