US EditionThe Internet Has Opinions On a Potential Nightcrawler/Mister Fantastic Showdown In Avengers: Doomsday
- Alan Cumming returns as Nightcrawler in Marvel Studios' Avengers: Doomsday, set to release on May 1, 2026, with filming underway in London.
- This return follows Cumming’s original portrayal of Nightcrawler in 2003’s X2: X-Men United and comes amid a larger reunion of original X-Men actors for the film.
- The movie features a crossover team including the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Thunderbolts battling Doctor Doom, with Cumming hinting at a fight scene against Pedro Pascal’s Mister Fantastic.
- Cumming revealed that he practiced stunts recently for an upcoming fight sequence and noted that the time required for his makeup has been reduced to 90 minutes, compared to the previous duration of four and a half hours.
- Avengers: Doomsday signals a new beginning in the MCU directed by the Russo brothers and may influence upcoming storylines, including the 2027 Avengers: Secret Wars.
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Is 'Doomsday' Pitting The Avengers And X-Men Against Each Other?
20th Century StudiosMarvel Studios is pulling from every corner of its universe for its next big team-up, Avengers: Doomsday, and legacy actors are being roped in too. Fans of Fox’s X-Men saga got a pleasant surprise when a handful of characters joined the Doomsday cast: Sir Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen will reprise their roles as Professor X and Magneto, and they’ll be joined by fan favorites like Rebecca Romijn’s Mystique and Alan Cumming’…
The Internet Has Opinions On a Potential Nightcrawler/Mister Fantastic Showdown In Avengers: Doomsday
It wouldn’t be the lead-up to a highly anticipated Marvel movie without a spoiler or two, right?Warning! Potential spoilers for Avengers: Doomsday follow.Actor Alan Cumming, who will reprise his role as Nightcrawler from 2003’s X2: X-Men United in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, recently suggested he'll fight Pedro Pascal’s Mister Fantastic, who will debut in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.“I was learning stunts yesterday for some fight scene …
Alan Cumming Might Have Spoiled ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Scene
As Alan Cumming makes his long-overdue return to the X-Men, it appears he’s avoided the notoriously scary MCU media training. The 3x Emmy winner might have recently let a detail slip about the upcoming Phase Six installment Avengers: Doomsday, which premieres May 1, 2026 in theaters, involving his reprised role Nightcrawler and Pedro Pascal‘s Mister […]
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