Patrick Stewart is popularly known for his career-defining performance as Charles Xavier/Professor X in the X-Men films. His charismatic and magnetic performance as the character made it an iconic casting in movie history and he went on to play the role in many films. He recently reprised his role in 2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Although fans got to witness the return of Stewart in the role, many fans felt that his appearance in the film was a wasted opportunity. Stewart recently spoke about a possible return to the character in the MCU’s future and he gave a very optimistic viewpoint of it.
Patrick Stewart Remains Open to Returning as Professor X
Patrick Stewart‘s Professor X has been one of the major players in the Marvel Universe, playing a major role in bringing together the X-Men and leading them in many adventures throughout the film series. He recently reprised his role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. While his appearance was considered an underwhelming one, it opened up many possibilities for his character.
Stewart recently appeared on Etalk where he was asked about a potential return to the MCU. Stewart expressed his openness to reprise the role and also joked about how many times his character has died and come back before. He said,
“I cannot put it to rest because it’s not a fact either for or against. It is a possibility. Hugh Jackman and I looked upon Logan as being our farewell. Given I died in the film, actually I’ve died several times already, how do I do it? Know that and you could get lucky.”
Fans however were not as happy about his potential return considering the subpar treatment of Professor X in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and thus were not optimistic about the whole scenario. Here’s what some of them had to say on X,
After they destroyed his character in a sarcastic and disgusting way in Doctor Strange !!!!
— TRIGGER (@TRIK0T0) December 1, 2023
He died like 4 times at this point
— zbigi (@zbigi15) December 1, 2023
I love both versions of the Fox X-men cast but can we have our main timeline X-men be new actors. It would help it feel like a fresh start.
— Sleepy J (@joeissleeping) December 1, 2023
still insane that the first introduction of Professor Xavier in the MCU had him get his neck snapped by Scarlet Witch😭😭
— mina (@minathedilf) December 1, 2023
🥱 they have zero respect for his character based on how he was treated in DS2
— Last Son (@LastS0n) December 1, 2023
Fans are reasonably pessimistic about his return but things can change for the better. With his rumored role in Deadpool 3, it remains to be seen if his next potential MCU appearance blows it out of the park and reinvigorates people’s excitement for the character again.
Patrick Stewart Teases He and Ian McKellen Are Not Done With X-Men
With Patrick Stewart reprising his role as Professor X in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, fans are hoping that the character will surely return in a future MCU film again in some capacity. In an interview with ET Online, he teased that he is not done with the character, and he and Ian McKellen who played Magneto, have plans to reunite. He said,
“Actually, it went very well. He did say something like [‘Hey, I would’ve done this!’], yes that’s true. But we’re not done, Sir Ian and myself. We’re… we got plans.”
This is exciting news for Marvel fans who have loved their electrifying chemistry in the original X-Men films. Only time will tell whether this ever comes true. The most likely possibility of this happening will be in the upcoming Deadpool 3 where it is rumored that the original X-Men team will have a pivotal role.
