Doomsday included several of the OG Fox X-Men, including Kelsey Grammar as Beast, James Marsden as Cyclops, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, Patrick Stewart as Professor X, and even Ian McKellen as Magneto,

Perhaps attempting to prove that reports of imminent box office demise have been greatly exaggerated, Marvel on Wednesday announced major casting news for its upcoming “Avengers” sequel that both flex the power of its history and set it up for the future.

Several mutant characters from the 2000s era Fox X-Men movies are set to return to the big screen in Avengers: Doomsday.