Alan Cumming recently finished filming his scenes for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, and he has described the experience as "amazing" and "healing." The actor is reprising the role of the blue-skinned mutant Kurt Wagner (aka Nightcrawler) more than two decades after his debut in 2003's X-Men sequel, X2.

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.