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A former X-Men star that’s set to return in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday recently shared how excited he was to be stepping back into the world of superheroes.
What MCU star was happy to be back for Avengers: Doomsday?
Speaking to ComingSoon, Kelsey Grammer — who reprises his role as the X-Man Hank McCoy/Beast in Doomsday — was asked about what it’s like to come back and play Beast on the 20th anniversary of X-Men: The Last Stand. Grammer is not secretive in his love of playing Beast, and said that it was “one of the great opportunities” of his life to return.
“Yeah, it was the secret, quiet passion and mind to come back to Beast because I love the character. I love him for what I think he stands for,” Grammer said. “I mean, to me, to my mind, he’s the Martin Luther King of the mutant community. He’s a man of stature, of integrity, who believes that what you do is who you are, and he’s done everything, and he stands. He was slow to action, but once being immersed, he is given no quarter and expects none. He’s an amazing character, an amazing man.
“I love playing him. I think people will be happy with what we’re doing when he comes back. But I’d love to see [what happens] and play him again. Honestly, to me, he is one of the great opportunities in my life.”
So far, several major stars from the MCU have been confirmed to appear in Avengers: Doomsday, including Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby’s Invisible Woman/Sue Storm, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Letitia Wright’s Shuri/Black Panther, and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man.
More names for the upcoming movie include Wyatt Russell’s U.S. Agent/John Walker, Tenoch Huerta’s Namor, Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s The Thing/Ben Grimm, Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi, Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, Kelsey Grammer’s Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast, Lewis Pullman’s Bob/Sentry, Danny Ramirez’s Joaquin Torres/Falcon, Joseph Quinn’s Johnny Storm/Human Torch, David Harbour’s Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Winston Duke‘s M’Baku, Hannah John-Kamen‘s Ava Starr/Ghost, and Tom Hiddleston‘s Loki.
Several X-Men characters are also coming back for the upcoming movie, including Patrick Stewart‘s Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen‘s Magneto, Alan Cumming‘s Nightcrawler, Rebecca Romijn‘s Mystique, James Marsden‘s Cyclops, and Channing Tatum‘s Gambit.
Avengers: Doomsday is set to release on December 18, 2026.
