FormerX-Menstar Nicholas Hoult reacts to Kelsey Grammer’s Beast return inAvengers: Doomsdayand comments on whether he will reprise his version of theMarvelhero. WhileThe Multiverse Sagais entering Phase 6 this summer, one of the final installments on the slate is currently being filmed, which isAvengers: Doomsday.
One of the most exciting aspects oftheAvengers: Doomsdaycastis the return of Fox’s X-Men characters, as they will finally be getting to join Earth’s Mightiest Heroes on screen. One of the returning original cast members is Grammer as Beast, who was last seen in 2023’sThe Marvels, during the post-credits scene - and it’s not just fans who are excited to see him back.
In a new interview withEntertainment Weekly, Hoult opened up about Grammer reprising the role of Beast inAvengers: Doomsdayand whether he woud appear in the movie. While Hoult said"No,“when asked if he would play his version of Beast in the Phase 6 film, the British star said the following about Grammer’s return:
Kelsey was a great Beast. He was the Beast I saw when I was a kid, along with the other actors that they’re bringing back, Patrick and Ian and James and all them. Those were the characters that I got to watch in X-Men movies. I’m excited to see what they do with it. It’ll be fun to see how they incorporate those characters into that world.
What Nicholas Hoult’s Avengers: Doomsday Comments Mean
While it may be disappointing that he isn’t coming back, it’s not too surprising Hoult’s Beast isn’t showing up inAvengers: Doomsdayfor several reasons. To begin with,none of the actors from theX-Menprequels have been added to theAvengers: Doomsdaycast.The MCU timelineis focusing more on the original X-Men actors, given their larger legacy.
That legacy is highlighted by Hoult’s comments about his excitement for Grammer’s Beast to return inAvengers: Doomsday.That era of X-Men is what Marvel Studios has been leaning on heavily throughout The Multiverse Saga, using various cameos inThe MarvelsandDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
TheX-Menprequels also ended on a very poor note with the 2019 installment,Dark Phoenix, which was the final film released by Fox before the rights returned to Marvel. That could also justify why Marvel Studios wouldn’t want to return to those movies in something as major asAvengers: Doomsday.
That said, although Hoult hasn’t had talks with Marvel yet, that doesn’t mean the door is fully closed on him reprising the role of Beast, sinceAvengers: Secret Warsis expected to be an even bigger spectacle thanDoomsday. Perhaps Marvel is saving a return to the X-Men prequels for the final Phase 6 installment.
Our Take On Nicholas Hoult’s Avengers: Doomsday Comments
Despite Hoult’s comments about not coming back, it would have been great to see Grammer and Hoult’s versions of Beast take onDoctor Doom inAvengers: Doomsdaytogether.There is, of course, the possibility that Hoult is keeping his return forAvengers: Doomsdaya secret, to make it a surprise for fans when the film hits theaters.
But outside the MCU, Hoult is about to become the newest Lex Luthor in live-action, as he has joined James Gunn’s DC Universe in the newSupermanmovie, arriving this month. Given the massive role Lex has in the DC canon,Hoult is going to have his biggest comic book gig of his career - even bigger than his time as Beast.
For the time being, details are still being kept under wraps about how the X-Men will factor intoAvengers: Doomsday. However, asAvengers: Doomsdaycontinues filming, there will hopefully be more clues about how big of a role Grammer’s Beast will have in the story.
Avengers: Doomsday
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Avengers: Doomsday is the fifth Avengers film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will bring together heroes, new and old, to face off against Victor von Doom - played by the returning Robert Downey Jr.. Avengers 5 will also mark the beginning of phase 6 of the MCU.
