Why Alan Cumming's Return for 'Avengers: Doomsday' Was 'Healing'originally appeared onParade. Alan Cummingseems happy he returned to his standoutX-Mencharacter for a new superhero movie, even if the first time around wasn't exactly ideal. The celebrated performer, 60, recentlyopened up toPeopleabout his time working on Marvel's upcoming filmAvengers: Doomsday, set to release next year. He had nothing but positive things to say about the experience. "I just came back. It was amazing. It was actually really… in a sort of ooey, gooey way, it was really healing and really nice to go back to something that it was a terrible experience when I did it the first time," he said in a recent interview published Sunday, Aug. 17. "A great film, great film. I love the film." Earlier this year, Marvel announced theSpy Kidsstar as one of the actors reprising their roles — Cumming's being theX-Menfranchise's Nightcrawler — in the forthcomingAvengersfilm. Cumming noted toPeoplethat he was "miserable" makingX2(2003), which he notes was "awful for a variety of reasons that I have talked about at length." The actor previously credited having to spend up to five hours in the makeup chair and difficulties with directorBryan Singer, which he touched on in his memoir,Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life, as reasons why he disliked working on theX-Mensequel. Doomsday, however, has been a positive experience so far for the Emmy-winning host of TheTraitors, asPeoplereports. "It was actually really great to go back," Cumming told the outlet. "And especially, I'm 60 years old. I did not think I would be doing stunts, playing a superhero in my 60s. So that was great. And everyone was really nice. And I got it done really quickly because I couldn't go, because ofThe Traitors, when most of my scenes were being shot. So I squashed them all together, and got a green screen and various things and little scenes of people here and there. But it was pretty stealthy." Why Alan Cumming's Return for 'Avengers: Doomsday' Was 'Healing'first appeared on Parade on Aug 18, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Aug 18, 2025, where it first appeared.