X-Men Nightcrawler Actor Reveals If He's In Doctor Strange 2
X-Men Nightcrawler actor Kodi Smit-McPhee addresses if his version of the character will show up in the highly anticipated Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. First played by Alan Cumming in X2: X-Men United, Smit-McPhee took over the role in 2016's X-Men: Apocalypse. The actor would reprise his role as Nightcrawler for a brief cameo in Deadpool 2 and for a more substantial role in X-Men: Dark Phoenix.
With the official opening of the multiverse in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is set to take the concept to a new level entirely. The first trailer for the upcoming sequel has already teased what is to come for Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange, which includes a host of otherworldly villains and an evil version of Strange himself. Many fans have also drawn attention to what sounds like the voice of Patrick Stewart's Professor X in the trailer, prompting many to speculate whether the Sam Raimi film will finally see the X-Men make their MCU debut.
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In a new interview with Variety, Smit-McPhee weighs in on whether his version of Nightcrawler will be making an appearance in Doctor Strange 2, definitively saying that, no, he is not involved in the film in any way. Having worked with Cumberbatch on Netflix's The Power of the Dog, Smit-McPhee explains that he tried to pry answers from Cumberbatch about the film, but, much to his frustration, had no such luck. Check out Smit-McPhee's full comment below:
“I had this conversation with Benedict on the [Power of the Dog] set when he was still method acting as well. I was like, ‘Listen, I know you’re the dude in the boots right now with the rope, but you need to
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