Alan Cumming wraps filming Nightcrawler for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Alan Cumming, who bagged an Emmy for being the outstanding host of reality show The Traitors, shared an exciting news with his fans.

Cumming, who is reprising his role as Nightcrawler from X2 for Avengers: Doomsday, gave an update about his character’s standing in the film.

In conversation with Variety at the event's backstage, the Spy Kid actor was asked how he was preparing to play the character again. Cumming confirmed that he has wrapped filming already, "Well, I’ve already done it. I finished it."

The 60-year-old artist, who played the character in 2002 for the first time, went on to say, "I did a lot of stunt work and training. That was amazing. The stunt people couldn’t believe that I could get up, let alone jump around and do this boxing and training."

He also revealed that he had forgotten to re-watch the first film before reviving the character, however, admitted that it turned out to be advantageous for him.

"I think that was what really helped, because this is super intense, and is loads of stuff at once," Cumming said.

In addition to Cumming, fellow X-Men cast members including, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden and Rebecca Romijn are also returning to Doomsday.

Avengers: Doomsday is set to release on December 18, 2026. Meanwhile, it’s sequel Avengers: Secret Wars is set to hit theatres on December 17, 2027.