{"id":649679,"date":"2026-06-20T23:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T23:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/649679\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T23:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T23:07:14","slug":"james-bond-icon-calls-marvels-avengers-doomsday-snub-a-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/649679\/","title":{"rendered":"James Bond icon calls Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday snub “a mistake”"},"content":{"rendered":"

X-Men and James Bond alum Famke Janssen has reiterated her claim that Marvel Studios did not invite her to return as Jean Grey in its forthcoming crossover film Avengers: Doomsday<\/a>, adding that it was a “mistake” on their part.<\/p>\n

The Dutch actor is probably best known for playing the X-Men’s powerful telepath, who found herself in a love triangle with Cyclops (James Marsden) and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), before her menacing Dark Phoenix persona tragically consumed her.<\/p>\n

The storyline played out across the original X-Men trilogy, while Janssen also popped up for very brief cameos in 2013’s The Wolverine and 2014’s Days of Future Past, after which Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner<\/a> took over the role.<\/p>\n

GoldenEye<\/a> and Taken star Janssen was notably absent from the announced Avengers: Doomsday cast<\/a>, which includes Marsden, Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Alan Cumming<\/a> (Nightcrawler) and Rebecca Romijn (Mystique).<\/p>\n

That Romijn was the only female X-Men star on the list ruffled feathers among fans, as the likes of Jean Grey and Storm (Halle Berry, also omitted) are very prominent figures in the Marvel comic books.<\/p>\n

Janssen echoed their disappointment during an appearance at SpaceCon<\/a> in San Antonio, Texas, this weekend, stating (via Nerdtropolis<\/a>): “I think they made a mistake, but hey, who am I? I’m just a little me who thinks that.”<\/p>\n

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Of course, some fans remain unconvinced that Janssen is actually missing from Doomsday, having become more sceptical since Andrew Garfield’s unprecedented denial tour in the lead-up to 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In Janssen’s case, she assured: “I am so bad at keeping secrets that I always say to everyone, ‘I’m the worst actor in the world’. It’s all on my face. You, right away, will read it.” The clear implication being that she isn’t ‘pulling a Garfield’ on us.<\/p>\n

It would probably be wise for fans not to get their hopes up for a Jean Grey return, in the event that these remarks do prove accurate. But nor can we entirely rule out the prospect of a surprise appearance.<\/p>\n

Legendary comic book writer Chris Claremont muddied Janssen’s case earlier this year, when he said on the Power of X-Men Podcast<\/a>: “The thing I find most wonderful about it is they’re bringing back… the original cast, including Famke.”<\/p>\n

It’s quite possible that Claremont was misinformed, but the clip is sure to be saved and circulated in the arsenal of any Jean Grey truthers out there.<\/p>\n

If you can’t wait until Avengers: Doomsday’s release this Christmas for more mutant action, be sure to check out X-Men ’97<\/a> on Disney+, which is premiering its second season early next month.<\/p>\n

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Avengers: Doomsday is released in cinemas on 18 December 2026. The X-Men films are available to stream on Disney+. Sign-up to Disney+ from \u00a35.99 a month<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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