The MCU Has The Worst Version Of Patrick Stewart's Professor X
Warning! SPOILERS for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness sees the MCU host the worst version of Patrick Stewart’s Professor X. Since the introduction of the multiverse in Loki, Marvel Studios has gained a more creative license in both its storylines and its characters. Spider-Man: No Way Home saw the nostalgic return of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield as their respective web-slingers, and now Doctor Strange 2 has introduced several significant Marvel characters to the MCU, including Patrick Stewart’s Professor X and John Krasinski as Mister Fantastic, with both characters belonging to the Illuminati of Earth-838. Unfortunately, the Professor X of Doctor Strange 2 doesn’t quite match the telepathic mutant's reputation.
Sir Patrick Stewart made his first appearance as Charles Xavier, a.k.a. Professor X, in the first live-action X-Men movie from 20th Century Fox in 2000, and he played the role in some capacity in six more movies in the franchise over the subsequent two decades. Ahead of the release of Doctor Strange 2, anticipation was high regarding his return as the character — now in the MCU — due to his voice being heard in the movie's trailer. The narrative was always going to struggle to satisfy that anticipation, however, and indeed, the appearance was ultimately underwhelming. The MCU's Professor X has a suspenseful entrance in his yellow chair from X-Men: The Animated Series, but beyond this and the reuse of his line from X-Men: Days of Future Past ("just because someone stumbles and loses their way, it doesn’t mean they’re lost forever"), he does very little in Doctor Strange 2.
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