The Official Marvel Podcast - Hugh Jackman, the Making of X-Men '97, and the Origins of Wolverine!

Hugh Jackman, the Making of X-Men '97, and the Origins of Wolverine!

07/10/24 • 30 min

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Get ready to go behind the scenes on this episode of The Official Marvel Podcast! This week we're talking to Jake Castorena and Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt — producers of the acclaimed X-Men '97 — about the links between the original X-Men: The Animated Series, the development of the series' unique art style, and more!

Then we'll be taking a look into the comics origins of everyone's favorite clawed mutant, Wolverine, before a brief call-in from Hugh Jackman about his history portraying the character on-screen for over twenty years.

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Chapters:

2:55 - Behind the scenes of Marvel Animation's X-Men '97

19:51 - The Origins of Wolverine

25:39 - A word from Hugh Jackman on the legacy of playing Logan

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Chapters:

2:55 - Behind the scenes of Marvel Animation's X-Men '97

19:51 - The Origins of Wolverine

25:39 - A word from Hugh Jackman on the legacy of playing Logan

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Previous Episode

Daredevil: Born Again, X-Men '97 season 2, Captain America's origins and more!

Welcome back to The Official Marvel Podcast! This week we're sitting down with Brad Winderbaum — Head of Marvel Streaming, Television and Animation — for a chat about the history of the team, along with some updates surrounding shows returning to Disney+ like the second season of X-Men '97 and the third season of What If...? before diving into the future slate. Hear some exclusive reveals about Agatha All Along, Eyes of Wakanda, Daredevil: Born Again, and a few titles too exciting to give away here!

And make sure you stay tuned, dear listener, as we follow that up with a look at both the Marvel Comics and Marvel Studios origins of Captain America!

It's a jam packed episode!

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Chapters:

1:50 – Brad Winderbaum on the future of Marvel Television and Animation

10:55 – Captain America's history throughout the MCU

22:39 – Captain America history throughout Marvel Comics

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Behind the Scenes of Deadpool & Wolverine with Director Shawn Levy

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It's a big day on The Official Marvel Podcast as we welcome Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy for an inside look at the making of this wild, WILD movie. He gets into the joys of playing within the MCU playground, ignoring the cultural noise when making a movie with his friends, and imbuing Wade's journey with more emotion than ever before. You won't want to miss this chat OR Deadpool & Wolverine when it hits theaters next week.

Up next, if you need to brush up on your Pools, we have a full recap of everything that happened within the first two movies in under 10 minutes so you can be absolutely positive you're ready for the big triple.

To round the episode off, we chat with Dr. Thomas Lozito about the realities of regeneration in our real world before digging into Deadpool's comic book history.

Enjoy the Deadpoolooza!

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Chapters:

[00:01:09] - An Interview with Shawn Levy

[00:06:04] - Previously On Deadpool...

[00:15:35] - Ask An Expert w/ Dr. Thomas Lozito

[00:24:46] - Deadpool Character Study

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