“The Stunt Boys Are All Gobsmacked”: At 60, Alan Cumming Is Hard at Work Doing His Own Stunts for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
Alan Cumming reveals he will be doing his own stunts in Avengers: Doomsday as Nightcrawler, stunning stunt people.
The release of Avengers: Doomsday is less than one year away, and production for the next major Marvel team-up film is in full swing. Marvel Studios officially announced the cast for Avengers: Doomsday last month via a live stream that unveiled one chair roughly every 10 minutes — the stream lasted over five hours. The biggest shocks from the announcement came when Fox X-Men veterans such as Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and even Alan Cumming received chairs, confirming their roles in the film. While Marvel stars are notoriously tight-lipped about upcoming projects, Cumming hasn’t been shy about sharing details. During a recent interview with Telegraph UK, he confirmed that despite being 60 years old, he’s doing all of his stunts as Nightcrawler:
