X-Men ’97 Producer Eric Lewald Says Marvel Must Stay True to the Characters in Live-Action Reboot

Marvel Studios’ upcoming live-action X-Men reboot has already generated considerable interest following its recent casting announcements, but one veteran of the franchise believes the most important part of the adaptation is not the spectacle. Eric Lewald, who worked on the original X-Men: The Animated Series and later returned for X-Men ’97, has offered Marvel a simple piece of advice: challenge the characters without fundamentally changing them. Lewald discussed the subject with CinemaBlend, emphasizing that the personalities and emotional identities of…