A beloved X-Men star who is set to appear in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday has offered up a new filming update for the ensemble film.
What is the latest Avengers: Doomsday filming update?
In a recent post on Instagram, Alan Cumming — who played Nightcrawler in the original X-Men films — revealed that he would be returning to the set of Doomsday for more filming. He announced the move via a few posts on a Story, which featured old scenes of his as the character.
The news comes as more information about Doomsday comes out. Recently, reports suggested that Marvel Studios was continuing to work on the film’s story and development, leading many to wonder what the status of the film is.
So far, several major stars from the MCU have been confirmed to be in Avengers: Doomsday’s cast. The movie is led by Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, but also includes Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby’s Invisible Woman/Sue Storm, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Letitia Wright’s Shuri/Black Panther, and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man.
More names for the upcoming movie include Wyatt Russell’s U.S. Agent/John Walker, Tenoch Huerta’s Namor, Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s The Thing/Ben Grimm, Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, Kelsey Grammer’s Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast, Lewis Pullman’s Bob/Sentry, Danny Ramirez’s Joaquin Torres/Falcon, Joseph Quinn’s Johnny Storm/Human Torch, David Harbour’s Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Winston Duke‘s M’Baku, Hannah John-Kamen‘s Ava Starr/Ghost, and Tom Hiddleston‘s Loki.
Several X-Men characters are also coming back for the upcoming movie, including Patrick Stewart‘s Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen‘s Magneto, Alan Cumming‘s Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn‘s Mystique, James Marsden‘s Cyclops, and Channing Tatum‘s Gambit.
Avengers: Doomsday is slated to release in theaters on December 18, 2026.