Why Kevin Feige Got ‘Emotional’ Over Avengers: Doomsday’s Cast

Avengers: Doomsday may induce feelings of excitement among fans, but for Kevin Feige, the project also carries a personal element of nostalgia. In a recent interview, the Marvel Studios president opened up about his personal connection with the Avengers: Doomsday cast, noting that the addition of Fox’s X-Men characters in the lineup brought back several fond memories for him.

Kevin Feige details his ’emotional’ reaction to X-Men joining Avengers: Doomsday

During a conversation with Fandango, Kevin Feige confirmed that Avengers 5 will feature several sets from the old X-Men movies. The prospect became a reality after Marvel officially recruited the mutant heroes for Doomsday, making a full circle moment for Feige, who started out in his film career as an associate producer on 2000’s X-Men.

“I think for fans, the notion of having the Avengers and X-Men together for the first time within our cinematic universe is incredibly exciting,” the long-term Marvel executive noted. “It’s been something that has been a long time coming. For me personally, my career started in 1998 on that first X-Men film. No spoilers, but there might be some sets that you recognize from those original films, and being on those sets 26 years later with my now 12-year-old son was pretty emotional.”

He further explained, “I had a taste of it on Deadpool and Wolverine, and getting to work with Hugh [Jackman] again, and putting him in a comic-accurate costume, that’s another thing that is so exciting, bringing them into our world, is getting to frankly do justice to that comic style.”

Feige concluded his account by saying, “Seeing how excited Hugh was on Deadpool and Wolverine, how excited all of the actors, and in particular Jimmy Marsden as Cyclops, being in a comic-accurate costume, and the way these guys [the Russo brothers] direct the action with his powers is a sight to behold.”

Notably, Avengers: Doomsday will feature the return of several original X-Men actors, including Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, and Rebecca Romijn. Co-produced by Kevin Feige, the much-awaited project is scheduled to hit theaters on December 18, 2026.

Originally reported by Apoorv Rastogi on SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net