"Narrated by Magneto (Ian McKellan), who ominously intones that "death comes for us all," we see what remains of Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, long since abandoned. We then see Professor X (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellan) bonding over a game of chess. After that, we cut to Cyclops (James Marsden) doing an optic blast unlike anything we've seen before."
"Disney has had the rights to use the characters since 2019, but they've just been teased since then: Evan Peters appearing in WandaVision, a variant of Professor X appearing in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Kelsey Grammer's Beast appearing in the post-credits scene of The Marvels, and the weird canon graveyard that was Deadpool & Wolverine. None of these really "counted," as they were either just Easter eggs or variants from other universes that wouldn't break through to ours."
Avengers: Doomsday previews a major MCU team-up that formally brings the X-Men into canon. Four teaser trailers build toward the December premiere, with earlier teasers showing Steve Rogers and Thor as fathers. The third trailer reveals the X-Men, including Professor X, Magneto, and Cyclops, with Magneto narrating and scenes at Charles Xavier's abandoned School for Gifted Youngsters. The trailer confirms returning actors Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, and James Marsden. Disney has held film rights to the characters since 2019, but previous appearances functioned as Easter eggs or alternate-universe variants rather than canonical integrations.
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