Jean Grey actor says Marvel “never ever” asked her to return as her X-Men character after the Fox era

Avengers: Doomsday certainly has some powerful mutants on its guest list, given that James Marsden (Cyclops), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Kelsey Grammer (Beast), and Ian McKellen (Magneto) are set to return. However, one dedicated member of the X-Men who won’t be making an appearance is Famke Janssen’s Jean Grey, who hasn’t been called since the mutants found their way over to Marvel Studios.

Making her debut as the powerful Omega-level mutant in the 2000 movie, X-Men, Janssen made repeat appearances in the franchise as Jean, spending most of her time getting doe eyes from Logan (Hugh Jackman) and no eyes at all from Scott Summers (Marsden) before Sophie Turner took over the role. When asked by Entertainment Weekly if she’d been contacted about returning to the part, Janssen broke the bad news that she had never received an invitation. “Never,” she admitted. “Never ever.” That clears that up, then.

Of course, stars dodging questions about returning as their comic book counterparts is a common thing nowadays, and for good reason. Over the past few years, we’ve seen the return of a Wolverine, two Spider-Men, and a Batman from the ’80s, all making a comeback when we thought they never would. With that in mind, perhaps there’s a chance for Jean Grey to rise from the ashes at some point, maybe even during Thunderbolts director Jake Schreier’s X-Men movie, which will finally see the world of mutants collide with the rest of the MCU.

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