Avengers: Doomsday Leak Confirms X-Men vs Fantastic Four

We get more leaks about Avengers: Doomsday, this time from an actor on the set who confirms the flick will involve the X-Men vs the Fantastic Four.

If you happen to be a fan of the Secret Wars comics, the leak should come as no surprise, but Marvel is normally known for keeping secrets.

Alan Cumming spills be beans: Nightcrawler vs Mister Fantastic

Alan Cumming is confirmed to be back as Nightcrawler in Avengers: Doomsday. He’s actually been one of the more vocal actors as he has previously discussed his excitement about returning to the role after twenty years. In a recent interview, Cumming reveals that his Nightcrawler of the X-Men takes on Pedro Pascals’ Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four.

“I’m doing it again, the X-Men film. I’m playing Nightcrawler again. I was learning stunts yesterday for some fight scene, and I just think, I’m 60 years old. 23 years ago, I played that superhero,” he told Buzzfeed UK. “I was kind of old for a superhero even then. And now I’m back doing it. And that, to me, is hilarious.”

Cumming continued, “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.”

Alan Cumming Reacts to Returning as Nightcrawler After 23 Years

Cumming also said following the casting announcement: “Isn’t it nuts? I’m excited and amazed. It’s been 23 years since I was a superhero. I’ve had some makeup tests already for the role, but what’s great about it was that before it was about four and a half hours to apply it, but now it’s only 90 minutes.”

“Before, all of the tattoos were done by hand,” he added. “They hadn’t decided on them before we started filming. Now, they just stick onto my face. It’s a game changer. I’m going back to being a 60-year-old superhero, and everyone seems really lovely.”

Why Are the X-Men Fighting the Fantastic Four in Avengers: Doomsday?

What remains to be seen is why does the X-Men battle the Fantastic Four? In the Secret Wars comics, the Beyonder gathers different groups of earth heroes and villains on Battleword promising the victor anything they want. The X-Men are there, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, Doctor Doom is there with his team of villain, there are alien beings, and there is also Galactus.

The confirmed cast also includes, from the X-Men, Patrick Stewart back as Xavier, Ian McKellen as Magneto, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, James Marsden as Cyclops, and even Channing Tatum from Deadpool & Wolverine as Gambit. Rumors also offer Famke Janssen back as Phoenix Jean Grey.

Making up the Fantastic Four also includes Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing. It seems they might have a tough time taking on the X-Men, though Mister Fantastic’s stretchy powers and Nightcrawler’s teleportation powers could make for some cool special effects. It’s unknown if the female Silver Surfer or Galactus will be a part of Avengers: Doomsday.