Famke Janssen Reacts To X-Males Costars Becoming a member of The MCU For Avengers: Doomsday

A number of authentic X-Males stars are set to seem within the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2026 by means of Avengers: Doomsday. Whereas Phases 4-5 have already honored Marvel franchises outdoors the MCU timeline, 2026 would be the largest crossover but between the Fox-Marvel period and Marvel Studios.

With the franchise proudly owning the X-Males rights, the 2026 entry will carry again a number of actors from the 2000s movies. The Avengers: Doomsday solid completed principal images on September 19, 2025, with Joe and Anthony Russo set to direct the follow-up installment, Avengers: Secret Wars.

ScreenRant’s Grant Hermanns spoke with Famke Janssen for her new Netflix sequence, Amsterdam Empire, as she reacted to her former co-stars reprising their respective characters in Avengers: Doomsday. After taking part in Jean Gray within the authentic X-Males trilogy, she gave the next response about seeing the MCU honor her franchise:

Yeah, to be trustworthy with you, I don’t actually know the storyline, so I’m undecided. It’s not my world, it’s by no means been my world, actually, that entire comedian guide world. I ought to know by now, I’ve been in it lengthy sufficient. However I’m actually excited to see when it comes out. Identical to everybody else, I’ll discover out what these storylines are and the way it all ended up.

Janssen shared how “these had been nice movies to be a part of, and so they’ve executed so many good issues for my profession.” She additionally adopted up by stating, “It’s simply wonderful that over all these years, I’ve had these franchises, just like the X-Males, or Taken for 3 movies, or the Netflix sequence, Hemlock Grove, for 3 seasons, or Amsterdam Empire and a Bond movie.” The Marvel alum shared, “It’s [amazing] being a part of these, however then having the variability continually works finest for me. I’m actually not good at repeating something.” On the time of writing, she has thus far not been added to the large team-up film in The Multiverse Saga.

The Dutch actress final performed the position in 2014’s X-Males: Days of Future Previous, with the comedian guide storyline resetting the franchise’s timeline and undoing her demise in 2006’s X-Males: The Final Stand. Her youthful counterpart was performed by Sophie Turner within the prequel movies, beginning with X-Males: Apocalypse.

On March 26, 2025, a shock live-stream introduced that Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellen, James Marsden, and Rebecca Romijn will reprise their roles, as Professor X, Magneto, Cyclops, and Mystique, respectively. Alan Cumming, who performed Nightcrawler in 2003’s X2, was one of many names unveiled throughout the occasion, together with Deadpool & Wolverine’s Channing Tatum as Gambit.

On April 3, 2025, at CinemaCon, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed that there are nonetheless a number of casting bulletins left to be made for the Section 6 ensemble, together with secret cameos. Avengers: Doomsday is now in post-production and slated to open in theaters on December 18, 2026.