DeMayo made an enormous insinuation of his dealings with Marvel with regard to being stripped of credit score for X-Males ’97 season 2. Marvel makes an attempt to make clear their place.
As X-Males ’97 made an enormous splash with followers on Disney+ this yr, the behind-the-scenes story proved to have its personal little bit of drama. Only a week earlier than the animated revival was to premiere on the streamer, Marvel had mysteriously let go of the creator of the present, Beau DeMayo. Circumstances across the separation have nonetheless not been absolutely revealed, however on the time of DeMayo’s departure, he had additionally finished work on season 2 of the present. Lately, DeMayo posted on his social media that Marvel is not going to credit score him for the second season with the put up saying, “Above is #XMen fan-art I posted on Instagram for Gay Pride in June. On June 13, #Marvel sent a letter notifying me that they’d stripped my Season 2 credits due to the post.”
DeMayo had been revealed to be a type of creating the script to the chronically troubled Blade film and he continued in his put up, “Sadly, this is the latest in a troubling pattern I suffered through while on working on #XMen97 and #Blade.” In accordance with The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel wouldn’t stand idly by in silence as the corporate launched their response to his claims with their very own declare that they minimize ties after an investigation. A Marvel spokesperson revealed in a press release,
Mr. DeMayo was terminated in March 2024 following an inside investigation. Given the egregious nature of the findings, we severed ties with him instantly, and he has no additional affiliation with Marvel.”
As of now, DeMayo has not responded to Marvel’s assertion. It was revealed by sources that when his time on the studio had ended, the 2 events had reached an settlement concerning the “issue of tweeting about the show,” though DeMayo continued to just do that. No additional particulars about these claims from Marvel has been divulged.
Whereas hooked up as a attainable author of the Blade reboot, DeMayo pitched an thought on social media for a Wesley Snipes Blade movie after experiences of Ryan Reynolds pushing for one final sequel to his franchise. His pitch learn, “Vampire dystopia the place they discovered to daywalk and took over. People are cattle. Brother Voodoo, a part of the human resistance, learns Blade was desiccated/entombed and resurrects him to allow them to hunt Varney and the Darkhold cult to wipe out all vampires. Deal with it like Kurosawa.“
