Alan Cumming says that he’s ‘excited and amazed’ to be able to return to Nightcrawler

Alan Cumming Teases “Game Changer” In Makeup Process For Nightcrawler Return In ‘Avengers: Doomsday’: “It’s Going To Be Nuts”

Alan Cumming is returning to the Marvel universe to reprise his Nightcrawler role in Avengers: Doomsday. In a new interview, the Traitors U.S. host teased that the makeup process has changed since starring in 2003’s X2, making it easier to play the character. “It’s 23 years since I was a superhero,” Cumming said recently during an interview on NBC’s Today with Jenna & Friends. When Jenna Bush Hager asked Cumming if he was going to be weari…

Alan Cumming Says He’s Already Had Nightcrawler Makeup Tests for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

"It’s a game changer,” the two-time Emmy winner said of the SFX advancements since his last time playing the X-Men mutant in 2003.

Alan Cumming’s X-Men character transformation drastically reduced in new Marvel film

After more than 20 years, advancements have drastically cut down Cumming’s time in the makeup chair

Alan Cumming Says ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Got His X-Men Transformation Down to 90 Minutes: ‘It Was Four and a Half Hours’ to Become Nightcrawler for ‘X2’

What a difference two decades make. Alan Cumming recently said during an interview on “Today With Jenna and Friends” that he’s already begun makeup tests for “Avengers: Doomsday.” He is reprising his “X2: X-Men United” role of Nightcrawler in the upcoming Marvel tentpole, alongside fellow “X-Men” co-stars Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn […]

Alan Cumming says that he’s ‘excited and amazed’ to be able to return to Nightcrawler

The actor said that he was sold in part by how much easier it would be to apply the makeup for this new installment.

After more than two decades, Alan Cumming will replay Nightcrawler for Avengers: Doomsday, a film that will be released on May 1, 2026. As you remember, the actor brought the teleporter mutant to life in X-Men 2 (2003) and recalled that at that time he spent almost five hours in makeup; however, now it will only take about 90 minutes. "Isn't it crazy? It's been 23 years since I was a superhero," he said in TODAY with Jenna & Friends. "I've alrea…