{"id":47878,"date":"2024-03-15T16:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2010185"},"modified":"2024-03-15T16:29:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:29:48","slug":"x-men-97-director-explains-why-some-characters-were-recast","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/x-men-97-director-explains-why-some-characters-were-recast\/","title":{"rendered":"X-Men \u201997 director explains why some characters were recast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The revival series features much of the original cast, but some parts feature new actors in familiar roles. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Jeffery\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 15 March 2024 at 15:03 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>X-Men \u201997 promises to deliver a serious nostalgia rush \u2013 debuting 20th March on Disney Plus, the new animated series is a continuation of the original X-Men cartoon that aired between 1992 and 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the original cast has returned, 27 years on, to reprise their original roles \u2013 including Cal Dodd as Wolverine, Alison Sealy-Smith as Storm, Lenore Zann as Rogue and George Buza as Beast.<\/p>\n<p>With some of the original voice cast having since passed away \u2013 including Norm Spencer (Cyclops) and David Hemblen (Magneto) \u2013 their roles were recast for the new series.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are a few instances where surviving cast members appear in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/x-men-97-release-date\/\">X-Men \u201997<\/a> in new roles, while new cast additions take up their old roles. Jean Grey is now voiced by Jennifer Hale, with Jean\u2019s original actor Catherine Disher playing a different character, Valerie Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, Morph is now played by JP Karliak, with the original voice of Morph, Ron Rubin, now playing President Kelly.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Marvel Animation's X-Men '97 | Official Clip 'Fighting The Sentinels' | Disney+\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k1GUCmf11mI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"http:\/\/RadioTimes.com\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, X-Men \u201997 director\/producer Jake Castorena explained the logic behind this approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re doing this show, we got to do it with the legacy cast \u2013 that was the decision from day one,\u201d said Castorena. \u201c[But] time hits us all \u2013 it\u2019s been 30 years and so, unfortunately, some of the legacy voice cast is no longer with us, and some of the legacy voice cast, voices and things just change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinding people to take up the mantle for the legacy cast, to fill in the roles, was an absolute process, but I absolutely love and appreciate all of our new cast taking on their new roles \u2013 and to hear the blessings from the legacy cast has been also awesome, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/x-men-97-e86f348.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/x-men-97-e86f348.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=45&amp;resize=599%2C399 2x, 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characters being recast: \u201cFor those who wanted to come back and for whatever reasons weren\u2019t able to do the voice, we brought them back to play other characters, to make sure we still had everybody in the sandbox\u2026 because how do you invite one person to come play, but not somebody else? Especially when they\u2019re game and they want to. It\u2019s like, \u2018we\u2019ll find something for you.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/x-men-mutants-mcu-release-date\/\">When will X-Men join the MCU?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/scifi\/x-men-movies-order\/\">How to watch the X-Men movies in order<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, it\u2019s a way to get everybody back. It\u2019s the best way to get everybody back, as best as we could.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Picking up after the events of X-Men: The Animated Series, X-Men \u201997 will see the team \u2013 now led by Cyclops (Ray Chase) \u2013 face dangerous new challenges following the loss of their founder and mentor, Professor X.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Synopsis_1-0\" class=\"reference\"\/><\/p> <p><strong>X-Men \u201997 will kick off with a double-bill launch on Disney Plus on\u00a0Wednesday 20th March 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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