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Showrunner Noah Hawley Describes LEGION As A Dramatic Departure From Marvel TV |
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Thursday, 12 January 2017 05:30 |
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If the promotional material is anything to go by, FX's Legion is set to be a vastly different take on the live-action X-Men universe. Comic book fans know that the connection the the broader world of the X-Men lies in David Haller (Dan Stevens), the son of Charles Xavier. However, the show hasn't exactly gone out of its way to acknowledge that connection, something that showrunner Noah Hawley seems to be doing purposefully.
In an interview with EW, Hawley revealed that he had the head of Marvel TV, Jeph Loeb, offer him some help during production, despite the show not fitting in with the other programs that are tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. "Obviously, this show is a dramatic departure from [Marvel's] other shows. They’re controlling a roll-out of a series of characters on Netflix that are interconnected. So there’s a game-plan there for all of those pieces. This is a satellite that they didn’t generate and wasn’t trying to fit in and was Read more: |
