James Marsden could return as X-Men’s Cyclops in Deadpool 3
Marsden starred in the X-Men film series as Cyclops but his screen time steadily diminished after the second X-Men film.
Deadpool 3 could bring some of the old X-Men cast including James Marsden, who played Cyclops.
Marsden played Cyclops in the original X-Men movies in the early 2000s, long before Marvel Studios launched its cinematic universe that has become a global success in the past 10 years.
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The 50-year-old starred in the X-Men film series (2000–2014) as Scott Summers(Cyclops) but his screen time steadily diminished after the second X-Men film and in “The Last Stand“, he was accidentally killed by Jean Grey.
His final appearance was merely a cameo in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Marsden said he was open to returning as Scott Summers.
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In his interview with Screen Rant, the actor said he was interested in reprising his role.
MARSDEN COULD RETURN AS CYCLOPS NEXT YEAR
“I have been too! I have seen it too. I’m watching those headlines as a fan as well. That’d be fun. I’ve been doing it for almost 30 years and it’s very rare to say that you’ve had experiences like the first X-Men. We did three of them, I was part of three of them, and you become a family,” Marsden added.
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“You really do love these characters, the cast, the crew, everybody — and the same thing’s happening on this film, which is kind of bringing back memories of that experience. So I would always be open to that, revisiting that world.”
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Mardsen did not make an appearance on Logan, which was seen as the end of the original X-Men Cinematic Universe
He and the other X-Men characters were presumed to be dead after Xavier’s psychic powers had begun to degenerate as told in the Logan film.
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If the MCU chooses to re-explore the original X-Men universe, there is a huge possibility that Marsden might return. Spider-Man: No Way Home managed to bring back dead villains from Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy through Doctor Strange’s magic.
With Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine teamming up, Marsden and other old X-Men cast could reunite.
“Sure. Yeah, I mean, I’m all about material, and what the story is, and what the character would be doing, but it’s a character that I played and it’s very close to my heart. And that family, I miss it dearly. We created a very special thing with the first couple of ‘X-Men’ movies and yeah, I’d love to explore that. But you know, [I] would want to see what that looks like first, I guess,” he said.
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Slash Film, director Shawn Levy recently said ‘things were looking good for the rumoured Deadpool 3 cameos’.
James Marsden’s Cyclops and Famke Janssen’s Jean Grey are more likely to make a cameo in next year’s Deadpool film.