It’s been a nice little homecoming to a role that really put me on the map,” the star said of Cyclops, who he first played in 2000's 'X-Men'

James Marsden is opening up about coming back to the big screen as Cyclops. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Marsden spoke about how he feels to reprise his role as comic book character Cyclops in the upcoming film, Avengers: Doomsday.

After The Marvels and Deadpool & Wolverine laid the groundwork for more Fox X-Men to return, Avengers: Doomsday is going all in by bringing back several non-Wolverine (or Professor X) characters from the original films. Among them is James Marsden, who played Cyclops in that initial trilogy and didn’t really get to do much in them.

When it comes to Marvel’s highly anticipated 2026 film, Avengers: Doomsday, there was no shortage of surprises about the initial casting release. The livestream, which ran for roughly 5-6 hours, highlighted a portion of names who’d return,

James Marsden confirmed his return as Cyclops in the upcoming MCU film 'Avengers: Doomsday', expressing excitement about being part of a \"gigantic\" pr

James Marsden is gearing up to reprise his iconic role of Cyclops and he is poking fun at himself while doing it. During an interview with Vanity Fair, the 51-year-old actor joked about his age as he gears up to play Cyclops in the

James Marsden has described playing Cyclops in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday as a “homecoming to a role that really put me on the map.” He will play Cyclops once again in the upcoming Marvel epic, alongside a host of other X-Men stars,