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Nicholas Hoult Confirms No Return as Beast in Avengers: Doomsday, Praises Kelsey Grammer’s Legacy

UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 2 – Nicholas Hoult praises Kelsey Grammer’s return as Beast in Avengers: Doomsday, which reunites key X-Men actors to close the Fox-era mutant storyline, Marvel said.

  • Nicholas Hoult confirmed he has not discussed returning as Beast in Avengers: Doomsday, which releases on December 18, 2026.
  • Marvel Studios acquired the X-Men rights and announced that Kelsey Grammer will reprise Beast, alongside other legacy actors returning for Doomsday.
  • Hoult, who portrayed the younger Beast in the 2011-2019 X-Men films, praised Grammer's iconic portrayal and expressed excitement for the character integrations.
  • The production of Avengers: Doomsday is underway in the U.K., featuring a star-studded cast that includes Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Paul Rudd, and other actors representing the legacy mutants.
  • Hoult focuses on playing Lex Luthor in 2025’s Superman reboot, while Doomsday preludes Avengers: Secret Wars, marking a new era for mutants in the MCU.
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Entertainment Weekly broke the news in United States on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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