Jean Grey won’t rise again? Famke Janssen says Marvel never called her back
The X-Men star addresses her absence from Avengers: Doomsday amid returning Fox-era mutants.
In its most recent phase, the MCU has been bringing back certain familiar faces from Marvel’s past in cinema as part of its multiverse. With the upcoming arrival of Avengers: Doomsday, the list of upcoming actors and actresses who will be making an appearance is even longer. Within this list, there are some characters who “died” at the time but who, as in the comics, will have a reason to return. Among this list is an actress who recently stated that she has not been approached to reprise her role, Famke Janssen.
The actress, who played Jean Grey in the X-Men films, with her character dying in 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand, but making a brief cameo in 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, stated in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly that to date, Marvel has not asked her to reprise the mutant role as she appeared in the Fox-era films.
“Never. Never ever. I should be flattered, I suppose, that this character has resonated with people,” she said. “It’s been so long, but it’s nice that people are still talking about her. I’m sure every single time there’s a new movie that they’re doing, like [is it] Doomsday? ... it’ll come up again. Every time I do an interview, it’s mentioned. It’s interesting. I didn’t realize that was such a big part. Every interview I do, that will come up, and of everything I say, that is going to be the only thing that’s gonna be printed.”
Which Fox-era X-Men will return for Avengers: Doomsday?
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The official list of actors and actresses who brought Fox’s X-Men to life was announced some time ago. The list includes:
- Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier / Professor X
- Ian McKellen as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
- James Marsden as Scott Summers / Cyclops
- Kelsey Grammer as Hank McCoy / Beast
- Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
- Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkhölme / Mystique
Both Grammer and Stewart have already made cameo appearances, reprising their roles in The Marvels and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, respectively. Could Avengers Doomsday be a battle between the Avengers and the X-Men? Some theories suggest so.