X-Men Join Avengers: Doomsday – What You Need to Know!

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After a live broadcast lasting five hours and spectators bearing witness to the longest, leisurely camera sweep ever, Marvel unveiled the preliminary cast roster for Avengers: Doomsday – noteworthy is the significant presence of the X-Men within it!

According to the latest news, actors such as Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellen, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Channing Tatum, Kelsey Grammer, and Alan Cumming will be featured in the upcoming movie called “Doomsday,” playing the roles of Charles Xavier, Magneto, Mystique, Cyclops, Gambit, Beast, and Nightcrawler respectively.

Isn’t it surprising that we have to wait until 2019 for Marvel Studios to regain the rights to the X-Men and The Fantastic Four, which they had sold off in the ’90s to prevent bankruptcy?

So, rights-wise, we’re ready to go. But story-wise? That will be an interesting thing to navigate.

How could Marvel Studios introduce the X-Men in Avengers: Doomsday?

It’s probable that the narrative unfolds similar to the Secret Wars comic series written by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic, leading to a clash between multiple Marvel realities, causing a new Battleworld universe to emerge. In this new world, Doctor Doom (portrayed by Robert Downey Jr) assumes power.

Could it be anything that triggers this encounter? After all, we’ve been made aware of multiple diverse realms, such as the X-Men universe and the one depicted in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. So, it’s not unimaginable for these dimensions to intersect (or even clash physically).

Thanks to “The Marvels,” where Monica Rambeau finds herself in a different dimension and meets Beast (portrayed by Grammer), we’ve previously caught a sneak peek into the universe that the X-Men have been part of within the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far.

In Deadpool and Wolverine, we too got a glimpse into their realm, where Channing Tatum’s portrayal of Gambit held a significant role. Yet, the X-Men had largely avoided involvement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s happenings – that is, until this present moment.

In this scenario, we can expect the performers to reprise their familiar roles based on their previous portrayals.

It’s quite plausible that we might encounter various iterations of Charles Xavier, Magneto, and their associates, hailing from diverse realms within the multiverse.

It’s clear that Robert Downey Jr’s portrayal of Doctor Doom suggests some unusual happenings within the multiverse in “Doomsday.” As we move forward, it remains to be seen if these multiverse abnormalities also apply to the other characters.

What happened to Marvel Studios’ rights to the X-Men?

1994 saw Fox securing the rights for the X-Men franchise, leading to the creation of the highly acclaimed film series featuring Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen in lead roles.

In 2019, Disney took over Fox, which meant they got the rights back to the X-Men. As a result, Deadpool and Wolverine were released in 2024, bringing together characters from the Fox universe with those of the MCU. This marked the beginning of epic stories like Doomsday and Secret Wars.

When did we last see the X-Men set to appear in Avengers: Doomsday?

In this sentence, I have attempted to maintain the original meaning while making it more natural and easy to read.

  • Charles Xavier (Sir Patrick Stewart): Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
  • Magneto (Sir Ian McKellen): X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
  • Mystique (Rebecca Romijn): X-Men: First Class (2011 – uncredited cameo)
  • Cyclops (James Marsden): X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
  • Gambit (Channing Tatum): Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
  • Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming): X2: X-Men United (2003)
  • Beast (Kelsey Grammer): The Marvels (2023 – post-credits scene)

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2025-03-27 21:11