{"id":810294,"date":"2026-07-18T15:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T15:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/810294\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T15:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T15:12:08","slug":"hollywood-actor-james-marsden-shares-photos-from-vancouver-island-getaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/810294\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood actor James Marsden shares photos from Vancouver Island getaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cyclops was seen visiting his old stomping grounds!<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood actor James Marsden, known for his role as Scott Summers\/Cyclops in the X-Men series, has shared some scenes from a recent trip to Vancouver Island on his Instagram page.<\/p>\n<p>Marsden has a special connection to Vancouver Island, and this isn\u2019t his first time in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the series will remember that much of the footage in X-Men films comes from our very own Vancouver Island, with the iconic Hatley Castle on the Royal Roads University campus in Colwood serving as Xavier\u2019s School for Gifted Youngsters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2605 Buzz-Worthy Business<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfd2<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Royals Hockey Club<\/p>\n<p>Other<\/p>\n<p class=\"eta-spotlight-tagline\">Proudly serving Greater Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd Victoria<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"eta-spotlight-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/victoriabuzz.com\/?eta_click=38&amp;dest=site&amp;eta_place=spotlight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener nofollow\">Visit Website \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The famous actor is also known for his role in classic films such as Hairspray, Enchanted, 27 Dresses, the television series Westworld and most recently, Paradise.<\/p>\n<p>Marsden seems to have taken advantage of the best of what the region has to offer and can be seen smiling with stunning scenes of Vancouver Island wilderness in the background.<\/p>\n<p>The Instagram shots also include some Vancouver Island\u2019s incredible wildlife, including orcas, sea otters and black bears.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Some of the shots seem to suggest that the actor stayed at, or at least visited, the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/victoriabuzz.com\/2025\/11\/vancouver-island-luxury-resort-named-one-of-north-americas-best-hotels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge<\/a>, which features beautiful tents on the waterfront and a \u201csafari\u201d that takes visitors through some of Clayoquot Sound\u2019s incredible rivers on horseback.<\/p>\n<p>Some commenters on Marsden\u2019s Instagram post are speculating that this trip may mean the actor is on the island to film, although this has not been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s easy to forget what an incredible place Vancouver Island is, it\u2019s clear from the actor\u2019s visit that it is a destination that many all around the world view as an incredible place with rugged beauty.<\/p>\n<p>Are you a fan of Marsden\u2019s work? Let us know your favourite Marsden movie in the comments below!<\/p>\n<p>Turn On Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p>Be the first to know when major news breaks across Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"vb-audience-btn\" href=\"#vb-push\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n            ENABLE ALERTS        <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cyclops was seen visiting his old stomping grounds! Hollywood actor James Marsden, known for his role as Scott&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":810295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,55],"class_list":["post-810294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vancouver","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-vancouver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=810294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/810295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=810294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=810294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}