Marvel’s Cinematic Universe is among the most secretive institutions of all time — but no one seemed to give the X-Men cast the memo. The most powerful mutants in the multiverse are finally making their way to the Sacred Timeline, teaming up with Earth’s mightiest heroes in Avengers: Doomsday. And though director Anthony and Joe Russo are keen to keep the details of the film under wraps, some members of their cast have let a few things slip. Alan Cumming, who returns as Nightcrawler, teased that he might just be dueling with Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards in Doomsday. And his co-star Ian McKellen just revealed another potential spoiler about his character, Magneto, in an interview on Jake’s Takes.
McKellen is no stranger to returning to a beloved role, but he’s also outspoken about the differences between the old ways and the new. The actor compared his work on Doomsday to the stunts and special effects — most often practical — used on the old X-Men sets: when filming X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006, “two police cars in front of me were raised up by cranes.” 20 years later, production is much more reliant on visual effects. “Nowadays I think things will become a little bit easier — though I did destroy New Jersey the other day.”
