“I mean, how do they not?
It’s either Apocalypse or Magneto or Sinister more often than not.”
“But also, his ultimate goal is power.
Apocalypse, a.k.a. En Sabah Nur, arrives in the ‘X-Men ‘97’ season 1 finale.Disney+
What does that mean?
How does that manifest?”
“‘I am beyond mutants as you are beyond human.’
The X-Men of ‘X-Men ‘97’.Disney+
‘I’m the rocks of the eternal shore, crash against me and be broken.’
Who talks like that?!”
Apocalypse stands by Gambit’s grave, holding one of his playing cards in his hands.
A moment from the ‘X-Men ‘97’ season 1 finale’s post-credits scene.Disney+
“So much pain, my children,” he says.
“So much…death.”
“Oh, did something happen with Gambit in the comics?
‘Star Trek’ legend Gates McFadden voices Mother Askani in the ‘X-Men ‘97’ season 1 finale.Disney+
Oh, that’s cool,” Castorena says, playfully.
“Everything is meticulously planned,” he says.
“But our writers definitely put it there to make people think.
Nathan Summers appears as a boy in ‘X-Men ‘97’.Disney+
Every single word in the series is very intentional and combed over four times.”
That inspired the choice to have McFadden voice Mother Askani in the season 1 finale.
“They were very similar.
Xavier summons his X-Men in ‘X-Men ‘97’.Courtesy of Marvel Animation
So to play Mother Askani feels like there’s a poetry to it.”
Rachel Summers, their daughter from a future timeline.
Rachel is a gifted telekinetic and telepath, like her mother.
“It is exciting and has taught us a lot of great lessons for the franchise.”
He further credits Castorena as “an amazing architect in his own right.”
“So it does feel like there’s a consistent voice.
The mantra is the same, the goals are the same, and the source material is the same.
