Romijn is one of a number of original X-Men stars who will reprise their famous roles in next year\u2019s blockbuster<\/a>, which will see characters from films including The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Thunderbolts* and Black Panther team up to battle super-villain Doctor Doom.<\/p>\n Speaking at the San Diego Comic Con on Saturday (26 July), Romijn was asked whether she had finished filming Doomsday, and replied that she wasn\u2019t sure.<\/p>\n \u201cThe script hasn\u2019t \u2013 they haven\u2019t finished writing it,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s been very, very fun, and we don\u2019t know yet. They keep everything very close to the vest themselves in an effort to keep everything under wraps.\u201d<\/p>\n Romijn\u2019s comments seemingly confirm speculation, started by various film bloggers in April, that Doomsday is more or less being written on the fly.<\/p>\n This was further hinted at when Marvel announced in May that Doomsday was being delayed from its originally announced release date<\/a> of 1 May, 2026, to 18 December, 2026.<\/p>\n In an awkward twist, the filmmaker James Gunn \u2013 who wrote and directed Superman and is currently in charge of DC\u2019s slate of forthcoming movies \u2013 said in June that the film industry is dying due to an epidemic of \u201cpeople making movies without a finished screenplay\u201d.<\/p>\n Gunn pointed to the decision he and his co-chair Peter Safran made about an unnamed DC movie that was gearing up for production, but which the pair axed due to its script. <\/p>\n \u201cEverybody wanted to make the movie,\u201d he told Rolling Stone. \u201cIt was greenlit, ready to go. The screenplay wasn\u2019t ready. And I couldn\u2019t do a movie where the screenplay\u2019s not good.\u201d<\/p>\n Romijn will reunite with many of her X-Men co-stars in the film, including Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto) and James Marsden (Cyclops).<\/p>\n Also returning is actor Alan Cumming, who played mutant Nightcrawler in 2003\u2019s X2, and who seemingly spoiled a scene from the new film<\/a> during an interview in May.<\/p>\n In 2024 it was announced that Doctor Doom will be played in the movie \u2013 and its 2027 follow-up Avengers: Secret Wars \u2013 by Robert Downey Jr, who previously portrayed Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.<\/p>\n![\"Ian](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shutterstock_editorial_15072415hw.jpeg\")
Ian McKellen and Rebecca Romijn as Magneto and Mystique in 2003\u2019s \u2018X2\u2019 (Shutterstock)<\/p>\n