And in addition, he reveals if he would reprise his famous role.
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The ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ movie really opens up the Marvel multiverse, allowing for guest appearances by legendary X-Men character Professor Charles Xavier. The scientific genius makes a long-awaited cameo in this second part of the 2016 film, despite the fact that the character died in the tape ‘Logan’, released in 2017, thanks to the magic of the multiverse.
While speaking to Variety about another of his famous roles, this one or that of Jean-Luc Picard, from the ‘Star Trek’ franchise, the actor talked about what it was like filming his cameo in ‘Doctor Strange 2’, revealing that he had some serious reservations at first.
“I was in a very different environment than I had been in any of the previous X-Men movies. And like Picard, he was grateful for it, because he could think refreshingly about who he was and how he was relating to others.“, said. “Like Star Trek: Picard, I wasn’t sure at first if it was a smart move. Since ‘Logan’ had been such a powerful movie and we saw him die in the arms of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. Anyway, having seen (‘Doctor Strange 2’) on Monday night, I’m very happy and very proud to have been a part of it.“.
The actor has already played Professor X in seven films before appearing in the new film of sam raimibut he had to face a major change in the form of a new wheelchair, and the star joked that he was “dismayed” when he first saw the chair’s monstrous size.
“But it was fine. it worked great“, said. “I had to stop him before a flight of stairs. That was my only concern, was that I would somehow lose control and go down the stairs in this thing!“
“It was a very, very different world from the X-Men movies anyway, with references here and there, of course. But I was very, very happy.”.
His appearance in ‘Doctor Strange 2’ may have been brief, but is there a chance Professor X will show up again in a future project? Interestingly, Stewart doesn’t rule out the possibility.
“If it can be“he said when asked if there was any chance he could play Xavier again.”You know, the entire X-Men comic series is so big, so vast, that there might be a chance that it comes back. We’ll see“.
At the moment we know little about a third part about Doctor Strange, although there are still several Phase 4 films pending release.
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