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While a lot of expected cast members are confirmed such as Chris Hemsworth, Paul Rudd, and Sebastian Stan, there have been a few surprises. Avengers: Doomsday will feature beloved X-Men characters such as Beast, played by Kelsey Grammer. Of course, Grammer played Beast back in X-Men: The Last Stand. However, he’s not the only returning X-Men from that era of Marvel. Yes, Patrick Stewart is once again returning as Professor Xavier in Avengers: Doomsday. Marvel confirmed his return during a livestream which also announced that Avengers: Doomsday has entered production. This could very well mark the fourth time we see Patrick Stewart die as Professor X as well. He died in X-Men: The Last Stand, Logan, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Could he go four for four? It seems likely!
Grammer and Stewart will be joined by a plethora of older X-Men cast as well. James Marsden is confirmed to return in Avengers: Doomsday alongside Alan Cummings who played Nightcrawler. Mystique actress Rebecca Romijn was also announced. Perhaps most notably, Ian McKellen will return as Magneto in Avengers: Doomsday, which will be his first time playing the character in a decade. It’s looking like Avengers: Doomsday will be as much of an X-Men movie as it is a regular MCU team-up film. Needless to say, it’s likely this will be one chaotic movie.
It’s likely a lot of these characters will be killed off as there are still tons of expected Marvel heroes like Spider-Man, Star-Lord, Hulk, and many, many others are notably absent from the massive Avengers: Doomsday cast. Perhaps they will still be in the movie, but have smaller roles with the opportunity for a larger presence in Secret Wars in 2027. Either way, it’s clear Avengers: Doomsday is going to be an absolute monster of a movie.
Avengers: Doomsday will hit theaters on May 1st, 2026. What do you think of Patrick Stewart returning to the Marvel universe? Let me know in the comments!
