A director has officially been tapped to direct Marvel’s new X-Men movie – and, in the eyes of X-Men ’97 creator Beau DeMayo, it’s a “pathetic” choice.
DeMayo was the head writer on the Disney Plus series, but he was fired ahead of its premiere. He alleged that Marvel “stripped [his] credits” on Season 2 after he used X-Men fan art in a Gay Pride post on social media.
In August 2024, Marvel said his contract was terminated after “egregious” findings in an internal investigation, and other reports include allegations of sexual misconduct, which he’s denied. Seasons 2 and 3 of X-Men ’97 have already been green-lit, with Matthew Chauncey taking over as showrunner on the third season.
Almost a year later, there have been developments with the X-Men in the MCU. With the Multiverse Saga wrapping up with Avengers: Secret Wars, the mutant team is expected to come to the fore next, and a director has been chosen to bring them to life.
Beau DeMayo has “zero interest” in MCU’s X-Men movie after director announcement
Jake Schreier has been hired to direct Marvel’s X-Men movie, according to a Variety report. He directed Thunderbolts*, as well as episodes of Netflix’s Beef.
While Thunderbolts* wasn’t a commercial success (it has grossed $380 million worldwide, making it one of the lowest-performing MCU movies), it was well-received by critics and fans.
However, DeMayo isn’t impressed with the choice – in his words, it’s “f**king pathetic.”
“Oh, look, only at @MarvelStudios with its plantation country club vibes can you direct a decent film that doesn’t break even at the box office and land this gig,” he wrote on X/Twitter.
“Oh to fit a certain demographic in Hollywood and just fail upwards.
“ZERO interest in seeing what him and another mediocre fail-upwards come up with this. At least we know we’re getting [Bob] Iger’s version of X-Men that has zero authentic exploration of the core themes of #xmen.”
This isn’t the first time DeMayo has criticized the studio’s decisions since he was fired. In April this year, he claimed X-Men ’97 Season 2 was “stalled” after a “disastrous” screening and said Chauncey, director Jake Castorena, and Marvel “couldn’t piece a coherent series.”
“From what I’ve been told, their mantra seems not to make a good show but to prove they can do it without me, which is a disastrous creative doctrine,” he wrote.
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