Yesterday we reported a rumor that Shout Star Neve Campbell had been interpreted as Polaris in a next Marvel project. We did not have even more things to do at the start, but it was assumed that she would wither the character in Marvel Studios’ X-Men restart or appear in Avengers: Doomsday Alongside the actors of the era of the 20th Century Fox.
A source of confidence then contacted to tell us that Campbell would actually express Polaris in season 2 of the X-Men ’97 Animated series, which the former showrunner Beau Demayo has now confirmed.
Incorrect. I threw him as Polaris in season 2 of # xmen97. She does an incredible job by bringing something new and felt likely to have an icon of the 90s where the history of Lorna was left in “Cold Comfort”.
She has reflections on Genosha. https://t.co/wkrsbghwsu
– Beautiful Demayo (@Beaudemayo) May 13, 2025
Dr. Lorna Sally Dane, alias Polaris, was presented in the late 1960s, before she was revealed to be Magneto’s daughter several years later. She has powers similar to her father and suffers from mental health problems that frequently lead her to lose control and turn her mutant hero colleagues. It is also known as the Malice, and one of the four horsemen of Apocalypse, the plague.
Polaris made its debut live in 2018 The gifted Series, where she was played by Emma Dumont.
Brad Winderbaum of Marvel has recently confirmed this season 2 of X-Men ’97 will not strike Disney + before 2026.
“Season 2 of X-Men ’97 will be in 26. We are working there now”, ” Winderbaum said Collider. “It’s exciting. This world of the 90s is just … Honestly, I cannot believe that they let me do it. I grew up in Marvel, as you know, I have timed a lot of time here, and I have the impression of having used a lot of money to rekindle this thing that I loved to watch after school. So, the fact that we manage to play in this universe with these actors, why I am in this business.”
When we asked us if we could expect animated programs – and perhaps a feature – to announce soon, Winderbaum played it a little closer to the vest.
“Everything is preliminary. As you know, we develop more than we do, so I don’t want to announce anything before it is ready. But it is hoping for exciting things on the horizon.”
Although the recent Disney + show served as a revival of a animated series broadcast 25 years ago, the decision was made to keep the action rooted firmly in the original era. But with information that Marvel Studios intends to maintain the spectacle as long as possible, could mutant heroes jump in the 90s?
During an interview in 2024 with ChatThe director was asked to supervise Jake Castorena if he intended to keep the aesthetics of the 90s, and if he plans that the program was taking the influence of the subsequent racing band for the second season.
“We approached this, even in the first season with E is for extinction, which was certainly not the race of the 90s in itself, but in the Zeitgeist of the time which came a little later”, “ he replied. “Once so long, it’s just about the 90s-we are always dressed like that. This is how I validate it:” When has the clothing style changed? “This is the moment when we are. We play with a little time, as in E is for extinction.
In the final of season 1, the team managed to defeat Bastion and prevent the asteroid M from destroying the planet, but the heroes ended up being transported over time in the process, where some of them met a younger in Sabah Nur. There are obviously many stories of apocalypse of the 90s to adapt, but after having covered some in the original series, we would not be surprised if season 2 tackled at least some of the exploits of the 2000s of the villain.
Castorena did not confirm any potential history arc, but mentioned some emblematic races.
“The X-Men should always be the outsiders”, it Following. “There is a reason why they are not in tatters or received as well as the Avengers. But there is also a reason for which they work so well, and why they have things like the danger room. Although the Avengers can simply have this shit, the X-Men work together. They always have their quarrel. X-Men, they are all great, but also, I think it is just enough time. Little of this moment to bring stories in the early 2000s. “
X-Men ’97The vocal cast of Ray Chase as Cyclops, Jennifer Hale like Jean Gray, Alison Sealy-Smith like Storm, Cal Dodd like Wolverine, JP Karliak like Morph, Lenore Zann like Rogue, George Buza like Beast, Aj Locascio as Gambit, Matthew as Jubile, Isaac Hough as Nightcrawler.
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“A band of mutants uses their strange gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them; they are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future. New episodes, new era”, ” reads the official synopsis.
