During Marvel Studios’ extended live stream of the Avengers: Doomsday cast, Alan Cumming and Rebecca Romijn were confirmed to reprise their iconic Marvel characters, last seen in Fox's X-Men saga.
Cumming is known for his role as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, who only appeared in 2003’s X2. He is famous for his ability to teleport and his prehensile tail, which can do serious damage to opponents.
Meanwhile, Romijn embodied the shapeshifting mutant Mystique in the original X-Men trilogy. She also made a cameo in 2011’s X-Men: First Class.
Along with the ongoing series of MCU cast announcements, Marvel Studios also confirmed that production on Avengers: Doomsday has officially begun.
Nightcrawler & Mystique's Avengers: Doomsday Characters Explained
For Alan Cumming, his take on Nightcrawler only had one appearance in X2, where he helped out the X-Men in their battle against William Stryker. While the character did not die, the role was recast as a younger version played by Kodi Smit-McPhee in X-Men: Apocalypse.
Meanwhile, Rebecca Romijn‘s Mystique was last seen in dire straits in 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand. In that movie, she sacrifices herself to save Magneto as she is stabbed with a mutant vaccine, robbing her of her powers.
Mystique was later recast in 2011's X-Men: First Class as Jennifer Lawrence took over the role from Romijin, which she continued to do in three subsequent films.
Noteworthy about this combo is that Mystique is Nightcrawler’s mother in Marvel Comics, a fact that has never been addressed in any of the movies.
Additionally, fans saw Nightcrawler return to the small screen in X-Men '97 as part of the core cast of mutant characters. This marked the hero's first appearance under Marvel Studios' watch.
This also comes alongside reports (which were later confirmed) of Kelsey Grammer’s inclusion in Doomsday as Beast. This trio of blue-skinned characters will only add to the insane levels of hype already being built for Doomsday.
Now, fans continue to wait for the rest of Doomsday’s cast to be confirmed as generations of actors come together for one wild adventure.
Avengers: Doomsday is due to debut in theaters on May 1, 2026.
