James McAvoy (Seemingly) Confirms Alan Cumming's Return For X-MEN: DOFP

James McAvoy (Seemingly) Confirms Alan Cumming's Return For X-MEN: DOFP

In an interview with Heat Radio, the Scottish actor appears to have let slip that Alan Cumming - who played Nightcrawler in Bryan Singer's second X-Men flick - would be reprising the role for X-Men: Days Of Future Past..

By MarkCassidy - Mar 11, 2013 05:03 PM EST
Filed Under: X-Men
Source: Via X-Men Films.com

James McAvoy may not have found the time to read the script for X-Men: Days Of Future Past yet, but that doesn't mean he hasn't been privy to some inside information courtesy of director Bryan Singer. In a recent radio interview, McAvoy appears to confirm that Alan Cumming will be back along with the rest of the returning cast to once again play fan-favorite mutant teleporter Nightcrawler.



"It’s huge, the cast is huge. You got me, [Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender,] Nicholas Hoult will be back and he’s just blossoming massively over [in america]. Patrick Stewart, Ian Mckellen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Peter Dinklage I hear mentioned – I don’t know if that’s happening – “Huge” Jackman is coming by. He’s massive, 7’5″ and muscle-ly.”


The X-Men stuff comes in around 4:44




Seems pretty cut and dry, but of course until we get official confirmation - usually coming in the form of a Tweet from Singer - we'll leave a question mark over it. How would you feel about Cumming joining the already jam-packed cast?









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xfan320
xfan320 - 3/11/2013, 5:50 PM
Let's hope!!! Fingers crossed!!! He would get 99% of fanboys back on board if it were true!!!

Now just bring back frasier dangit!!! Do it!!!
xfan320
xfan320 - 3/11/2013, 5:51 PM
First, yea!! First time ever!


LucasMend
LucasMend - 3/11/2013, 6:00 PM
I hope so! Best thing about X2!!!! Probably we could get some of his backstory with mystique, but since azazel is not returning maybe they won't touch the subject? or mystique gets pregnant and azazel is gone D:
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 3/11/2013, 6:10 PM
I want to see him in his traditional X-Men costume not those robes from X2!! Regardless I'm still pumped to see him possibly return for Days of Future Past. Although he'll be dead it would be good to see his whereabouts during the film.



I can still remember asking my dad if I could go to the restroom when we sat in the theater together watching the opening scene for X2. I was 10 back then, I don't know why I was scared of him?? Maybe it was those freaking eyes!! lol



















DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 3/11/2013, 6:11 PM
What an unfortunate name :P
xfan320
xfan320 - 3/11/2013, 6:14 PM
I know it sounds weird, but I would love for them to incorporate alternate timelines and crossovers..ala "back to the Future" and have the casts jumping around into each others' films..

Or have Apocalypse be manipulating events and altering timelines to bring about the age of Apocalypse...

Either way, this film is gonna be SICK!!!
ToTheManInTheColdSweat
ToTheManInTheColdSweat - 3/11/2013, 6:15 PM
saweet!!! everyone loves cumming. i see a lot of the old cast is returning, dofp is gonna be some epic shit or the greatetst cluster[frick] ever. we shall see.
IIIAdamantiumIII
IIIAdamantiumIII - 3/11/2013, 6:16 PM
HES CUMMING BACK!!!!!
comicNERD1031
comicNERD1031 - 3/11/2013, 6:18 PM
Does that mean they will talk about Mystique and Azazel having a kid?
marvel72
marvel72 - 3/11/2013, 6:18 PM
it would be awesome if he returned,he was the best character in x-men 2.

i would also love to see one day a motion capture nightcrawler,you know done in the same way as gollum a more comic accurate looking nightcrawler.
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 3/11/2013, 6:20 PM
This movie is huge. It's like one of those stupid ensemble chick movies, but with superheroes!
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 3/11/2013, 6:26 PM
@LEVITIKUZ

hey,even good actors have been in some sh*t in their careers at some point,some more than others :P
jerryblake
jerryblake - 3/11/2013, 6:27 PM
BRING HIM BACK !!!!
WhoDaFoo
WhoDaFoo - 3/11/2013, 6:27 PM
Wow did not see that Cumming!

Ok Singer now that you got Nightcrawler, might as well sign on Beast & Cyclops too!

Any word on past villains coming back? Pyro? Elder Mystique? Not even "JUGGERNAUT, BITCH!"?
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 3/11/2013, 6:28 PM
@ToTheManInTheColdSweat & @xfan320

STRONGLY AGREED!!! X)
Giznad
Giznad - 3/11/2013, 6:28 PM
GIVE HIS ASS A SWORD!!!!
ricko8687
ricko8687 - 3/11/2013, 6:32 PM
Great night crawler is back he had the best opening scene of any CBM in X-2 all I could do was say Damn what a scene glad he's back
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 3/11/2013, 6:32 PM
@Spidey91

Agreed man, I don't think that there's one great actor out there who hasn't had their cheesy film/tv series. They're people too for Christ sakes! lol

TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 3/11/2013, 6:36 PM
@Giznad

YESSSSSS!!!!! NIGHTCRAWLER TOTALLY NEEDS THE SWORDS BRO!!!



Thought this was very creative as well...

laughterman26
laughterman26 - 3/11/2013, 6:38 PM
wow and i thought benedict cumberbatch copped shit. lol i wonder what his reaction is when hes screwing a chick and she says cum in me
sephiroth211
sephiroth211 - 3/11/2013, 6:42 PM
@TheBlackWolverine: Found these ones and thought I'd add to yours.







Dammit Singer, I'd praise you from the highest mountain top if you brought that to life.
Pooh
Pooh - 3/11/2013, 6:44 PM
That would be reason enough for me to watch Bryan Singer's pastiche of DOFP.

Maybe they can make Alan a Nightcrawler skin, like Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique skin.

You need some great audio to fully appreciate that White House scene from X2.

BANE5000
BANE5000 - 3/11/2013, 6:48 PM
Kool, just update his makeup and gives us a kick ass, swashbuckling blue elf :D
TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 3/11/2013, 6:48 PM
@sephiroth211

These onions I tell you are really getting to me!! Curse these long eyelashes of mines!

TheRationalNerd
TheRationalNerd - 3/11/2013, 6:48 PM
@sephiroth211

Thanks bro! They're great!!
fanboy03191
fanboy03191 - 3/11/2013, 6:49 PM
I'll take Kelsey Grammer over Nicholas Holt any day.
fanboy03191
fanboy03191 - 3/11/2013, 6:50 PM
"Hello, I'm Dr. Hank McCoy, I'm listening."
ChrisEl
ChrisEl - 3/11/2013, 6:50 PM
We will never see the Archangel story, will we?
sephiroth211
sephiroth211 - 3/11/2013, 6:53 PM
@TheBlackWolverine: Don't feel bad bro...when I look at those pics of them as a family I get kinda choked up as well.



Adding a powerful family dynamic like that could do nothing but help this franchise, not harm it. Imagine them being shown as a family only to be ripped apart by a mutant hating society. Powerful stuff right there.
ralfinader
ralfinader - 3/11/2013, 6:56 PM
ChrisEl - 3/11/2013, 6:50 PM
We will never see the Archangel story, will we?


Don't dispair, Singer hasn't finished a script or casting...When are they scheduled to start shooting? Oh well, as long as there are 80 god damn main charactors, it'll be a foX-Men movie.
HavocPrime
HavocPrime - 3/11/2013, 7:03 PM
Hope so as the Nightcrawler white house attack, is one of my favourite CBM scenes.
SuperSpiderMan5778
SuperSpiderMan5778 - 3/11/2013, 7:05 PM
all i can say is fawk yea
sephiroth211
sephiroth211 - 3/11/2013, 7:05 PM
Say what? Aren't these mutants living in a world were they are feared, hated, and even hunted down? Who is doing the hunting? Humans you say? Oh, and these humans hunt mutant families down and tear them apart? Hmmmm, that's what I thought.

I don't know if you are being serious or not, but man, your comment made no sense to me.
superbatspiderman
superbatspiderman - 3/11/2013, 7:09 PM
does this movie have anything to do with X-Men First Class because this isn't sounding anything like it.
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 3/11/2013, 7:10 PM
I'm not sure, I might just have pissed myself out of enjoyment.

Oh yeah, I think I did...


...WORTH IT !
astromerc
astromerc - 3/11/2013, 7:24 PM
Wow! Now that Nightcrawler is almost confirmed this new X-Men movie is going to be awesome! Hide Yo

This movie is turning into another effing MUTANT CLOWN CAR! FU SINGER!!!!!!!
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