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Alan Cumming is returning to the Marvel universe to reprise his Nightcrawler role in Avengers: Doomsday . In a new interview, the Traitors U.S.
host teased that the makeup process has ch anged since starring in 2003’s X2 , making it easier to play the character. “It’s 23 years since I was a superhero,” Cumming said recently during an interview on NBC’s Today with Jenna & Friends . Related Stories ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Cast Photos: All The Actors Confirmed For Marvel Movie Alan Cumming Reacts To Nightcrawler Return In ‘Avengers: Doomsday’: “Never Say Never” When Jenna Bush Hager asked Cumming if he was going to be wearing all that makeup again, the actor said, “I had some makeup tests already.
” Watch on Deadline “Actually, what’s great about it, it was four and a half to five hours before, and now it was 90 minutes,” he said, before explaining that “before all the tattoos were done by hand because they hadn’t decided on thm before we started filming and now there are all these little things that stick on — it’s a game changer.” RELATED: Alan Cumming Calls Marvel’s ‘X2: X-Men United’ His “Gayest Film” “I’m going back to being a 60-year-old superhero and everyone seems really lovely,” he added. Cumming noted that he would start filming in London soon, teasing that “it’s going to be nuts.
” Cumming played the comic book role in 2003’s X2: X-Men United and had not played it since. The actor will also reunite in the new Avengers movie with his co-stars including Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier / Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Alan Cumming (Nightcrawler), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), and James Marsden (Cyclops). In a post on his official website , Cumming had talked about what he didn’t like about playing the role.
“The character is really interesting, the message of the film (tolerance of others who are different from us) was very timely and unusual for a Hollywood blockbuster, but the real drag was having to spend over four hours a day having two men poke my face,” Cumming said. “Then there were the harnesses for the tail and for flying, the feet, the hands — which made going to the loo a group effort, the teeth, the lenses, oh God don’t get me started.” Avengers: Doomsday is set to hit theaters on May 1, 2026.
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