Summary
- Alan Cumming's slip-up revealed he may fight Pedro Pascal in Avengers: Doomsday, potentially changing expectations.
- The final script is still unfinished, leading to delays and possible changes in the movie's plot.
- Marvel fans are excited about original X-Men joining the MCU in Avengers: Doomsday, hinting at exciting developments.
Marvel Studios is notorious for ensuring that the casts of its movies keep things as secretive as possible from the public, to ensure that surprises are revealed in the moment. However, leaks are inevitable to some degree, even for major movies such as Avengers: Doomsday, which is currently under development.
Filming is ongoing for Avengers: Doomsday, and despite the large cast and numerous personnel working on the film, details have been kept fairly tight. However, one slip-up has occurred, and surprisingly, it was a member of the cast who let it slip.
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Alan Cumming will be part of Avengers: Doomsday, marking his first-ever appearance in a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie as he reprises his role as Nightcrawler from the original X-Men trilogy. It’s a big moment for him, but he ended up teasing that he’s going to end up in a fight scene with Pedro Pascal’s Mister Fantastic. That’s something that he got in trouble for, as Cumming revealed when interviewing the cast of The Fantastic Four: First Steps on Jimmy Kimmel.
“My publicist called me. The wrath of your publicist is not a wrath you want to have.”
Cumming previously told Buzzfeed UK, “I’m sort of learning these fights, and I’m like, ‘What? Who am I fighting with? And they said, ‘You’re hitting Pedro Pascal against the head,’ or something.” It was an interesting comment that sparked considerable interest among Marvel fans, as the idea of the X-Men and the Fantastic Four fighting each other was something people hadn’t expected when the cast was announced. While it’s unknown whether they will end up teaming with Doctor Doom and being villains, it does seem to be set that the two teams will at least come to blows at one moment.
While Pascal claimed that he had not fought Cumming during their interview on Jimmy Kimmel, the initial comments from the X-Men star seemed concrete. However, there have been reports that the final script for Avengers: Doomsday is still not finished, which is one of the reasons why the movie's release has been delayed by nine months. That also means there could have been changes made to what is expected to happen, although Pascal’s claim may simply have been to just put people off the slip-up that Cumming had initially made.
Cumming is one of several original X-Men actors reprising his role to be part of the MCU, showcasing the team for the first time in this franchise. While the X-Men are expected to be rebooted post-Avengers: Secret Wars, seeing the likes of Nightcrawler, Magneto, and Cyclops in the MCU is something that a lot of fans are excited about heading into Avengers: Doomsday. It’s one of the most interesting aspects of the film, as there is no expectation as to what people can expect from the X-Men within the MCU. So far, a few characters have appeared, including Wolverine, Beast, and Professor X, who have made appearances in movies at different points, but this will be a totally different experience. However, Cumming’s comments about Avengers: Doomsday were a harsh lesson for him about the strictness that Marvel Studios implements for these movies.
Avengers: Doomsday
Display card tags widget Display card community and brand rating widget Display card main info widget- Release Date
- December 18, 2026
- Director
- Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Writers
- Stephen McFeely, Michael Waldron, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee
- Producers
- Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Kevin Feige
Cast
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Chris HemsworthThor -
Vanessa KirbySue Storm / Invisible Woman -
Joseph QuinnJohnny Storm / Human Torch -
Ebon Moss-BachrachBen Grimm / The Thing