Men' role, Cyclops, for 'Avengers: Doomsday' was 'pretty special' in a new interview. 'It's been a nice little homecoming to a role that really put me on the map,' Marsden said.

After The Marvels and Deadpool & Wolverine laid the groundwork for more Fox X-Men to return, Avengers: Doomsday is going all in by bringing back several non-Wolverine (or Professor X) characters from the original films. Among them is James Marsden, who played Cyclops in that initial trilogy and didn’t really get to do much in them.

James Marsden is opening up about coming back to the big screen as Cyclops. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Marsden spoke about how he feels to reprise his role as comic book character Cyclops in the upcoming film, Avengers: Doomsday.

Marsden first portrayed Cyclops, a.k.a. Scott Summers, the leader of the X-Men team from Marvel comics who's capable of firing optic blasts, in 2000's X-Men. He reprised the role in the sequels X2: X-Men United (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), the latter of which killed off him off.

When it comes to Marvel’s highly anticipated 2026 film, Avengers: Doomsday, there was no shortage of surprises about the initial casting release. The livestream, which ran for roughly 5-6 hours, highlighted a portion of names who’d return,

James Marsden is set to reprise his role as Scott Summers/Cyclops in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, a role he said was special to return to. What did James Marsden say about returning for Avengers: Doomsday?

In a full-circle moment, James Marsden is returning to the role that first put him “on the map.” The Paradise actor and newly minted Emmy nominee sat down with Vanity Fair recently to discuss reprising his X-Men character Cyclops in the Russo Brothers’ forthcoming Avengers: Doomsday.

With "Paradise," James Marsden received an Emmy nomination for playing the leader of the United States — but it's not the first time we've seen him sitting in the driver's seat. Soon, Marvel fans will see the actor once again portraying the leader of the X-Men as well.

Marsden will be playing Scott Summers / Cyclops in the upcoming film. He first played the character in the 2000 film X-Men, which was directed by Bryan Singer. The actor reprised his role in its sequels, X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand. He also did a cameo in 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past.