{"id":486556,"date":"2026-06-20T05:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T05:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/486556\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T05:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T05:02:16","slug":"x-men-star-famke-janssen-says-marvel-made-a-mistake-by-not-asking-her-to-return-as-jean-grey-in-avengers-doomsday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/486556\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018X-Men\u2019 Star Famke Janssen Says Marvel \u2018Made a Mistake\u2019 By Not Asking Her to Return as Jean Grey in \u2018Avengers: Doomsday\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Famke Janssen said during a recent conversation with Nerdtropolis<\/a> at Spacecon 2026 that Marvel \u201cmade a mistake\u201d by not bringing her back as Jean Grey for December\u2019s \u201cAvengers: Doomsday.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so bad at keeping secrets that I always say to everyone I\u2019m the worst actor in the world. It\u2019s all on my face. You right away will read it,\u201d Janssen said. \u201cI think they made a mistake, but hey, who am I? I\u2019m just a little me who thinks that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Janssen first appeared as the telepath Jean Grey, aka Phoenix, in 2000\u2019s \u201cX-Men,\u201d and then reprised the role for 2003\u2019s \u201cX2: X-Men United\u201d and 2006\u2019s \u201cX-Men: The Last Stand.\u201d She also briefly appeared as Grey in 2013\u2019s \u201cThe Wolverine\u201d and 2014\u2019s \u201cX-Men: Days of Future Past.\u201d<\/p>\n

Janssen\u2019s absence from \u201cDoomsday\u201d is notable, considering Marvel is bringing back many of her \u201cX-Men\u201d co-stars for the film. Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier), Ian McKellen (Magneto), James Marsden (Cyclops), Kelsey Grammer (Beast), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler) and Rebecca Romijn (Mystique) are all set to return.<\/p>\n

In an October 2025 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Janssen said in every interview she does, she\u2019s asked about the future of Jean Grey in the MCU.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s interesting,\u201d Janssen said<\/a>. \u201cI didn\u2019t realize that was such a big part. Every interview I do, that will come up, and of everything I say, that is going to be the only thing that\u2019s gonna be printed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI should be flattered, I suppose, that this character has resonated with people,\u201d she added. \u201cIt\u2019s been so long, but it\u2019s nice that people are still talking about her. I\u2019m sure every single time there\u2019s a new movie that they\u2019re doing, like [is it] \u2018Doomsday?\u2019 \u2026 it\u2019ll come up again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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