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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Reveals Our Best Look Yet at Cyclops and Gambit

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The X-Men’s return has been one of the biggest selling points of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’. Since Marvel confirmed that several stars from the original Fox films were coming back, fans have been eager for any glimpse of mutants sharing the screen with the Avengers.

Cyclops has been central to that excitement. He made his MCU debut in the third teaser, which showed James Marsden’s Cyclops tearing off his visor in the ruins of the X-Mansion and firing a massive red optic blast. It’s the first time Marsden has played Scott Summers since 2006’s ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’, where the character was killed by Jean Grey.

Now Empire has shared another look at the X-Men’s leader. The newly released still shows Cyclops and Channing Tatum’s Gambit standing in front of the X-Mansion. In the image, Cyclops raises a hand to his visor as the sun sets behind the mansion, with Gambit just behind him.

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The mood of the shot stands out. The image shows Cyclops in his new suit and signature visor, in a moment that looks tense rather than triumphant. It’s part of a bigger Empire drop that also includes new stills of Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi, Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom, Pedro Pascal’s Mr. Fantastic, Florence Pugh’s Yelena and Anthony Mackie’s Captain America.

Marsden also shared his take on the character. Speaking to Empire, he said he sees Scott as a noble, good man who will ultimately do the right thing. That’s welcome news for fans who felt the original films didn’t give Cyclops enough to do.

The new costume is another win for longtime fans. Marsden has said he was “very proud” to wear a comics-accurate Cyclops costume after the “restrictive” black leather of the X-Men films.

Gambit is getting plenty of attention too. Kevin Feige called Tatum’s character a standout, saying it’s fun to see Gambit as charismatic as he was in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’. At the same time, he said ‘Doomsday’ isn’t all played for laughs, describing Gambit as a fully rounded character.

That’s a big moment for Tatum. The actor spent years trying to get a Gambit movie made at Fox, but it never got off the ground. He finally brought the character to the big screen in 2024’s ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’, and fans widely agreed he was one of the best parts of the movie.

Cyclops and Gambit are far from the only mutants in the film. Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and Marsden will be joined by Kelsey Grammer’s Beast, Alan Cumming’s Nightcrawler, Channing Tatum’s Gambit and Rebecca Romijn’s Mystique. Empire also released a fifth cover for subscribers that pays tribute to the late Patrick Stewart.

Gambit has a big fight ahead as well. The issue includes new comments from Simu Liu about Shang-Chi’s battle with Tatum’s Gambit, which hints at some tension between the heroes before they unite.

The X-Men are just one piece of the film’s huge multiversal story. In ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, 3 separate universes are on a deadly collision course, and the Avengers, New Avengers, Wakandans, Fantastic Four and X-Men must form unlikely alliances to stop total destruction.

Empire’s issue hits newsstands on November 19, and ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ arrives in theaters on December 18. If this new image is any sign, the X-Men’s long-awaited MCU moment will be worth the wait.

Are you excited to see Cyclops and Gambit team up in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’?

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