Nicholas Houlthas been consistently giving us amazing characters that tug at our hearts. He played the titular character inRenfield, Thomas Hutter inNosferatu, ledClint Eastwood’s underratedJuror #2, and next he’ll be playingSuperman’s big bad Lex Luthor. However, the actor isn’t new to the comic book genre having played a younger version of Beast aka Frank McCoy in FoxX-Menmovies, with the iconic mutant team returning to MCU fold withAvengers: Doomsday, its natural fans would want to see Hoult back as well givenKelsey Grammer,who played an older version of Beastalready made a cameo inThe Marvelsand is set to return in the backdrop of the multiverse.
In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly,the actor was asked if he’d like to return as the character again, and he simply said, “No.”But he’s very excited to see the X-Men return to the big screen. Hoult and Grammer both appeared inX-Men: Days of Future Past, where in Hoult played the character in the past and Grammer made a brief appearance at the end in the future timeline. “Kelsey was a great Beast,” Hoult shared his reaction to his MCU return. “He was the Beast I saw when I was a kid, along with the other actors that they’re bringing back, Patrick and Ian and James and all them.” Adding,
“Those were the characters that I got to watch in X-Men movies. I’m excited to see what they do with it.It’ll be fun to see how they incorporate those characters into that world.”
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ will Bring Back the X-Men
Marvel has been steadily injecting the idea of mutants into the MCU for a while now. But we have seen only glimpses of OG characters; nonetheless,Doomsdaywill bring them all together. Returning alongside Grammer arePatrick Stewartas Professor X, who previously played a version of the character inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, andIan McKellen, who will reprise his role as Magneto for the first time sinceX-Men: Days of Future Pastin 2014. Furthermore,James Marsdenwill return to play Scott Summers/Cyclops, having last played the character inX-Men: The Last Standwith a brief cameo inDays of Future Past. OG MystiqueRebecca Romijnwill also whileAlan Cummingwill also reprise his role as Nightcrawler. Joining them isChanning Tatumas Gambit, reprising his role fromDeadpool & Wolverine.
Supermanflies into theatres on July 11.Avengers: Doomsdayis currently filming. Stay tuned to Collider for more such updates.
Source:Entertainment Weekly
