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Kevin Feige has revealed that Avengers: Doomsday makes use of some old X-Men sets, which was particularly emotional for the Marvel boss.
Feige started his film career as an associate producer on 2000's X-Men, so Doomsday was a poignant full circle moment for him.
"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," Feige told Fandango. "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.
"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," he continued. "And 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."
Original X-Men actors Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, and Rebecca Romijn will return in Doomsday. So far, we've only had a glimpse at them in the X-Men trailer released earlier this year, but a new full trailer was shown behind closed doors at CinemaCon. Marvel fans think that trailer will be arriving online any minute, thanks to a cryptic social media post.
Avengers: Doomsday arrives this December 18. In the meantime, check out our guide to all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows for everything else the MCU has in store.
