Overview
- Alan Cumming is reprising his role as Nightcrawler in Avengers: Doomsday, marking his first return to the character since 2003's X2: X-Men United.
- The film integrates original Fox-era X-Men cast members, including Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Rebecca Romijn, Kelsey Grammer, and James Marsden, into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- Advancements in practical makeup technology have reduced Nightcrawler’s transformation time from over four hours to just 90 minutes, enhancing efficiency and actor comfort.
- Marvel Studios is using multiverse themes to connect the Fox X-Men continuity with the MCU, continuing narrative threads introduced in recent MCU projects.
- Avengers: Doomsday, currently in production, is set to release on May 1, 2026, with plans for further multiverse exploration in Avengers: Secret Wars in 2027.