Overview

• James Marsden has started filming Cyclops for Avengers: Doomsday and calls his return a ‘nice little homecoming’.
• Marsden last wore the iconic visor in 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past and jokes he’s ‘getting a little long in the tooth’ for the costume.
• Marvel is refining the script on the fly using its ‘plussing’ method to keep pace with the film’s ambitious multiverse storyline.
• Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn and Kelsey Grammer are reuniting with Marsden for the X-Men ensemble, and Channing Tatum will debut as Gambit.
• Robert Downey Jr. is confirmed as Doctor Doom, with the crossover epic due in theaters on December 18, 2026.