In an interview for Buzzfeed UK, Alan Cumming, seemingly teased that a fight will occur between his character, Nightcrawler, and Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richard/Mister Fantastic in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. Cumming, who is returning to the role after previously playing him in 2003’s X2, mentions the fight when discussing his experiences working on the film and returning to the role after 23 years. Cumming tells Buzzfeed UK:

“I was learning stunts yesterday for some fight scene. And I was thinking, ‘I’m 60 years old. 23 years ago, I played that superhero.’ I was kind of old for a superhero even then, and now I’m back doing it. And that was, to me, hilarious. And now I’m back doing these fights, and I’m like, ‘What? Who am I fighting with?’ ‘You’re hitting Pedro Pascal against the head or something.'”

Cumming was announced to be returning to the role in a cast announcement for Avengers: Doomsday made on March 26th, where fellow X-Men actors Kelsey Grammer (Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast), Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier/Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), and James Marsden (Scott Summers/Cyclops), were all announced to also be returning.

Production on Avengers: Doomsday is currently underway. The film will be released in theaters on May 1st, 2026.