Every Original Fox X-Men Character (and Actor) Returning in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY
With the announcement of the cast for Avengers: Doomsday, we got many of the usual suspects, like Thor, Ant-Man, Black Panther, and the Thunderbolts. But we're also getting a ton of the original Fox X-Men returning in Avengers: Doomsday. We're not surprised, after the cameo from Beast (Kelsey Grammer) in The Marvels. But we're still excited to see quite a few of the original X-Men returning, probably for one last hurrah before their MCU reboot. Here are all the original Fox X-Men characters (and actors) that will be back as part of the Avengers: Doomsday cast.
Patrick Stewart may be 84 years old, but that's not stopping him from playing X-Men leader Professor Charles Xavier for the eighth time in Avengers: Doomsday. Yes, Chuck will be back, presumably in his yellow hover chair, leading the X-Men. Will he die for a fifth time on the big screen? Given the title of the movie, we'd bet on it.
Ian McKellen was last seen as the Master of Magnetism, Erik Lehnsherr, in Days of Future Past. But McKellen will return to play Charles Xavier's best frenemy Magneto in Avengers: Doomsday. Whatever else happens, we can't wait to see Sir Patrick and Sir Ian as Magneto share screen time together again.
After appearing in the post-credits scene of The Marvels, it was a no-brainer that Kelsey Grammer would return as Dr. Hank McCoy, the Beast. It looks like Grammer will get the chance to play the X-Men's big blue furball one more time in Avengers: Doomsday.
Bamf! Now, this one is a big surprise. Alan Cumming, who played Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner in Fox's X2: X-Men United, will also return in Avengers: Doomsday. Cumming truly hated the makeup process for his character. He hated it so much that he never came back for any other X-Men sequels. So it will be interesting to see how Cumming's character Nightcrawler looks in the MCU.
Rounding out the blue mutants in the film, original X-Men actress Rebecca Romijn will be back as the shapeshifting badass Mystique in Avengers: Doomsday. Romijn hasn't played this character in nearly twenty years, since X-Men: The Last Stand. She's returning to the role for the first time since Jennifer Lawrence took over the part in X-Men: First Class.
The X-Men's field leader, Scott Summers, never got a fair shake in the original Fox X-Men movies. But now James Marsden is returning as the X-Men's Cyclops in Avengers: Doomsday, hopefully giving that character a good redemption arc. Here's hoping the MCU version of the optically powered mutant isn't just there to be a tool, and we get the consummate leader we know Marsden can play.
After stealing the show in Deadpool & Wolverine, Channing Tatum will be back as the ragin' Cajun mutant Gambit. We'd guess that Remy LeBeau is going to be a full-fledged member of the X-Men this time, when he graces our screens again in Avengers: Doomsday. He was one of the funniest things in Deadpool & Wolverine, so we're glad he's getting another shot. We also hope his accent is even more ludicrous this time.
Will other Fox X-Men pop up in Avengers: Doomsday? We have a feeling this is not the full cast. Halle Berry and Hugh Jackman have to appear too, right? We imagine these names are but the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the Fox X-Men that will be joining the MCU.
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