I hope you’re ready to have that theme song stuck in your head, because Marvel has shared the opening to X-Men ‘97 with the first two episodes now streaming on Disney+.
- The new intro comes complete with the updated version of that iconic theme song from X-Men: The Animated Series, as well as a few alteration from the original title sequence.
- First, the intro includes a new Marvel Animation scroll that includes images of Spider-Man, the Thing, Silver Surfer and several characters from Marvel’s What If, mirroring the iconic opening scroll for Marvel Studios projects.
- The title sequence itself is very similar to that of the classic series, until character title cards are added in for Morph and Bishop, who are now core members of the team in this new series.
- We also later get a brief glimpse of Morph battling Mister Sinister, a villain who was prominently featured in the original series.
- It’s also worth noting this intro comes from the first episode of X-Men ‘97, as the title sequence sees small changes with succeeding episodes.
- The sequence of course ends with the classic X-Men logo, but not before “‘97″ is tacked on to the end.
- Check out the intro to X-Men ‘97 below:
More on X-Men ‘97:
- X-Men ’97 revisits the iconic era of the 1990s as The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future.
- Episodes are directed by Jake Castorena, Chase Conley and Emi Yonemura.
- Featuring music by The Newton Brothers, the series is executive produced by Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso and DeMayo.
- The cast includes:
- Ray Chase as Cyclops
- Jennifer Hale as Jean Grey
- Alison Sealy-Smith as Storm
- Cal Dodd as Wolverine
- JP Karliak as Morph
- Lenore Zann as Rogue
- George Buza as Beast
- AJ LoCascio as Gambit
- Holly Chou as Jubilee
- Isaac Robinson-Smith as Bishop
- Matthew Waterson as Magneto
- Adrian Hough as Nightcrawler
- The first two episodes of X-Men ’97 are now streaming on Disney+.