The X-Men Are the Secret Villains of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

We know the X-Men will be in Avengers: Doomsday. And specifically, the names written on a bunch of director’s chair in a soundstage that Marvel showed on YouTube (sigh) inform us that Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, and Channing Tatum will all reprise their roles from the old Fox X-Men movies (and, in Tatum’s case, Deadpool & Wolverine).

None of that will not be a surprise. What might be a surprise is the role the X-Men will play in the film. Generally, the X-Men are heroes; protectors of a world that hates and fears them because they are mutants. But we’re starting to think, based on some clues and that first X-Men teaser for Doomsday, that they are actually the villains of the film. (Or at least one of the villains; yes, Robert Downey Jr. is in the movie as Doctor Doom, and he’s not exactly a good guy.)

For more on our X-Men villain theory, check out our latest Avengers: Doomsday below, which lays out all the evidence we’ve received so far.

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What do you think? Are the X-Men about to become a Brotherhood of Evil Mutants?

If you liked that video on the X-Men’s role in Avengers: Doomsday, check out more of our videos below, including one on the full season of Wonder Man and all of its secrets and Easter eggs, one on the secret cast members in Avengers: Doomsday, and one on how the four Avengers: Doomsday teasers combine to tell a story. Plus, there’s tons more videos over at ScreenCrush’s YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to catch all our future episodes. The next big Marvel multiverse movie, Avengers: Doomsday, is scheduled to open in theaters on December 18, 2026.

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