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Alan Cumming<\/strong> made headlines backstage at the Creative Arts Emmys when he revealed his work on Avengers: Doomsday<\/strong>. The actor confirmed he had already wrapped filming his return as Nightcrawler<\/strong>, sharing that the role involved intense stunt training and a streamlined makeup process compared to his first appearance in X2.<\/p>\n Alan Cumming addressed his return as Nightcrawler in Avengers: Doomsday while backstage at the Creative Arts Emmys. He had just won the award for outstanding host for The Traitors. The actor confirmed that he had completed filming for the role, stating, \u201cWell, I\u2019ve already done it. I finished it.\u201d Cumming last portrayed the character in X2 (2003).<\/p>\n Asked about his preparation, Cumming explained, \u201cI did a lot of stunt work and training. That was amazing.\u201d He added humorously, \u201cThe stunt people couldn\u2019t believe that I could get up, let alone jump around and do this boxing and training.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite not having played the character in over two decades, Cumming admitted he did not revisit the earlier film beforehand, saying, \u201cI think that was what really helped, because this is super intense, and is loads of stuff at once.\u201d<\/p>\n The actor also discussed the changes in the makeup process compared to his first time as the blue mutant. Speaking previously on Today With Jenna and Friends<\/a>, he noted, \u201cActually, what\u2019s great about it \u2014 it was four-and-a-half to five hours before, and now it\u2019s 90 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n Backstage, he elaborated on how technology had advanced. \u201cThe thing about green screen, CGI and face replacement is that it\u2019s very detailed work. So I did feel that I got a chance to really portray the character again properly.\u201d<\/p>\n Cumming joins returning X-Men actors Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Kelsey Grammer, James Marsden and Rebecca Romijn. The ensemble also includes established MCU stars Robert Downey Jr., Danny Ramirez, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Paul Rudd, Tom Hiddleston, Winston Duke, and Letitia Wright.<\/p>\n Originally reported by Vritti Johar on SuperHeroHype<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Alan Cumming Says He Forgot to Watch X-Men Before Avengers: Doomsday Filming<\/a> appeared first on ComingSoon.net – Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Alan Cumming made headlines backstage at the Creative Arts Emmys when he revealed his work on Avengers: Doomsday. 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