Alan Cumming was happy to get a do-over playing Nightcrawler in “Avengers: Doomsday”. In a recent interview with People, “The Traitors” host said it was “really healing” to return to the role of the teleporting mutant after having a “terrible” time during his first pass at the character in 2003’s “X2.” “I just came back,” …

Alan Cumming has described his return to the Marvel universe as both unexpected and healing. More than two decades after first portraying Nightcrawler in 2003’s X2: X-Men United, the Emmy-winning actor has stepped back into the role for Avengers: Doomsday, set for release in May 2026.

Nightcrawler is making his comeback in Marvel's forthcoming movie Avengers: Doomsday. Alan Cumming, who originally played the character in X2: X-Men United in 2003, is returning to the role after over twenty years.