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Marvel Exec Says Sequence Is About The Nation’s Historical past & An “Animated Look Into The MCU”

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Mar 24, 2024 / 6987 Views

Evan Walker

Marvel Studios/Marvel Animation’s “X-Males ‘97” is out on the planet now—it has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes presently (learn our assessment)—and the face of the sequence, on condition that the showrunner was fired simply days earlier than launch, has been Marvel Govt Brad Winderbaum who’s the Head of Streaming, Tv, and Animation at Marvel Studios. Winderbaum has completed all of the press for the sequence, has been in every single place, and, in a brand new Males’s Well being journal interview, has shed extra mild on all issues animated within the Marvel universe.

First off, Winderbaum enlightened a lot about “The Eyes Of Wakanda,” a sequence that was a shock when it was all of a sudden introduced final final 12 months. Apart from a title, audiences haven’t identified what to anticipate till now, because the exec calls it a present in regards to the historical past of Wakanda that very a lot is a part of the MCU’s sacred timeline.

“We’re exploring so many wonderful avenues on the animated facet. ‘Eyes of Wakanda,’ greater than another present, suits proper into our sacred MCU timeline continuity,” he defined. “[‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler] is a producer on it, Todd Harris is certainly one of our long-time storyboard artists who directs it. It’s about Wakandan historical past and mythology, and it’s actually cool. It appears wonderful. And it seems like, ‘Okay I’m getting an animated look into the MCU.’”

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If something these feedback dispel some notions followers had in regards to the sequence, and that it may very well be the stand-in for the live-action “Wakanda” present that was beforehand introduced or an alternative to an Okoye-centered present that was additionally introduced previously. What’s the standing of these two sequence? Nicely, it’s unknown, but when “Eyes Of Wakanda” is telling tales about its historical past and mythology previously, then it’s most likely a really completely different factor. There’s been some hypothesis that each the Wakanda live-action sequence have been canceled, however thus far, that’s simply conjecture primarily based on Disney’s latest scaling again feedback. Prior to now, it has been urged that a number of sequence had been within the works with “fully new” chararcters.

Lastly, Winderbaum additionally teased a bit bit in regards to the upcoming “Your Pleasant Neighborhood Spider-Man” sequence.

“[We’ve also got showrunner] Jeff Trammell‘s ‘Your Pleasant Neighborhood Spider-Man’ [coming], which I’m going right into a sound combine for in a few hours,” he mentioned. “It’s so nice. He and his workforce over there, they know make you put money into characters. It’s a really highschool, ensemble-driven present with Peter Parker on the heart. It’s simply a lot enjoyable.”

Whereas Marvel is mild on characteristic movies this 12 months, “Deadpool & Wolverine,” their solely theatrical launch in 2024, Marvel Animation goes to have a busy 12 months with no less than two extra reveals this 12 months along with the newly launched “X-Males: ’97.”