Alan Cumming teases possible Pedro Pascal fight scene in Avengers: Doomsday
Alan Cumming has seemingly revealed he will be fighting Pedro Pascal in 'Avengers: Doomsday'.
The 60-year-old actor is set to reprise his 'X2: X-Men United' mutant Nightcrawler in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) blockbuster, and has now hinted he may be coming to blows with Pascal's Mr. Fantastic in 'Avengers: Doomsday'.
During a video interview with Buzzfeed UK, Cumming said: '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.
'I was kind of old for a superhero even then. And now I'm back doing it. And that, to me, is hilarious.
'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.'
Cumming said he was 'amazed and excited' to be returning as Nightcrawler for 'Avengers: Doomsday', which is currently filming in London.
Speaking with fellow 'X-Men' star Olivia Munn for Collider, Cumming said: 'Isn't it nuts? I'm excited and amazed. It's been 23 years since I was a superhero.'
The 'Spy Kids' actor also revealed the makeup process had been drastically cut down since his last appearance in 2003's 'X2: X-Men United'.
He continued: '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. 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.'
As well as Cumming, other 'X-Men' alums returning for 'Avengers: Doomsday' - which will be followed by 'Avengers: Secret Wars' in 2027 - include Sir Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Sir Ian McKellen (Magneto), James Marsden (Cyclops), Kelsey Grammer (Beast) and Rebecca Romijn (Mystique).
Channing Tatum - who portrayed Gambit in last year's 'Deadpool and Wolverine' - is also set to appear in the film, though he recently joked he was 'only guaranteed' a chair to watch the movie in.
Speaking with ExtraTV, the 'Magic Mike' star said: 'Personally, all I was guaranteed was a chair.
'They said that I have a chair, and I can at least watch the movie from the chair. You know, and it was just my name, it wasn't exactly Gambit.
'So, I work in the world of just like, of binary yes or no's, and I've only been guaranteed so far a chair to watch the movie in, so that's where I'm at.'
'Avengers: Doomsday' - which will land in cinemas in May 2026 - will see the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts and the X-Men team up in an effort to stop the dreaded Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.).
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