Despite bringing back virtually every member of the X-Men from previous films, their will be one familiar face missing when X-Men: Days of Future Past hits cinemas in just under three weeks from now, with James Marsden seemingly absent from the upcoming mutant epic (barring a surprise cameo). Of course, that may have something to do with his untimely demise in X-Men: The Last Stand – or the fact that the character has never really been a priority for the movie franchise – but Marsden certainly remains open to a possible return as Scott Summers in a future X-Men offering…
“I’ve always been very proud of my role and it’s out of my hands,” Marsden told Crave Online. “It’s nice to see Bryan [Singer] go back in and turn the boat a little bit. I’m happy for those that made it back. I’d like to. I get excited watching the trailers because I’m excited for the continuance of the X-Men world. I’m a fan of X-Men and I know it’ll be a kick ass movie. I loved being a part of those movies. It was a great group of people. It was rare to get fans excited for a comic book movie, and do well at the box office with films that critics loved, too. I mean nobody doesn’t like them.”
Would you like to see Marsden back as Cyclops, or would Fox be better served bringing in a younger Scott Summers for 2016’s 80s-set sequel X-Men: Apocalypse? Let us know your thoughts…
X-Men: Days of Future Past sees X-Men veterans Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique), James McAvoy (Professor X), Michael Fassbender (Magneto), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Patrick Stewart (Professor X), Ian McKellen (Magneto), Lucas Till (Havok), Halle Berry (Storm), Anna Paquin (Rogue), Ellen Page (Kitty Pryde), Shawn Ashmore (Iceman) and Daniel Cudmore (Colossus) joined in the cast by franchise newcomers Evan Peters (American Horror Story) as Quicksilver, Booboo Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) as Warpath, Omar Sy (The Intouchables) as Bishop, Fan Binbing (Iron Man 3) as Blink, Adan Canto (The Following) as Sunspot, Evan Jonigkeit (The Following) as Toad, Josh Helman (Mad Max: Fury Road) as William Stryker, and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) as Bolivar Trask. The film opens in the UK on May 22nd and North America on May 23rd. Watch the latest trailer here.
Originally published May 5, 2014. Updated January 18, 2020.
