‘X-Men ’97’ Showrunner Beau DeMayo Breaks Silence After Sudden Exit
The reasons behind X-Men ’97 creator Beau DeMayo’s firing from the Marvel series are still a mystery, and he still hasn’t addressed what happened—but he did break his internet silence for the first time after leaving the show this week to answer fan questions about the critically well-received series.
DeMayo acknowledged that there were a “lotta questions” in his newest post to social media, but he’s not yet answering the question—why left the show. The questions he answered Wednesday evening into the wee hours through a lengthy post and several replies came from fans who wanted to know about the creative decisions behind some of the series’ critical moments and its latest episode, which DeMayo said he would “momentarily break silence to answer.”
The writer and show creator who also worked on Blade and Moon Knight, suddenly exited the show a week before its premiere, with The Hollywood Reporter reporting that his company email was deactivated and his Instagram account was briefly deactivated. Marvel’s head of animation Brad Winderbaum told Entertainment Weekly that he wouldn’t categorize DeMayo’s exit as a firing, but couldn't provide further details: “We parted ways is the best way I could say,” Winderbaum said at the time.