X-Men 97 Interview: Jennifer Hale Explains How "Inauthenticity" Was Stripped Away

Jennifer Hale has had one of the most incredible careers in the industry. Not only has she brought to life Jean Grey for a new era of fans with X-Men '97, but she's given a voice to characters like Bastila Shan in Knights of the Old Republic and fem!Shephard in Mass Effect—and that's just barely scratching the surface when it comes to her illustrious career in games and animation. Following our X-Men '97 interviews with Matthew Waterson and Lenore Zann to support the series' Emmy campaign, Jennifer Hale caught up with Collider to discuss her career and some of the most poignant moments in Jean Greyand Madelyn Pryor's arcs in Season 1 of the hit Disney+ series.

During our wide-ranging conversation, Hale and I discussed Jean's friendship with Storm, the beautiful moment between Jean, Scott, and Cable in the finale, the power of strong storytelling for female characters, the tangible impact of playing Shephard in Mass Effect, how the X-Men have always reflected society, the power of voice acting and animation, and her ingenious SkillsHub website.

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