Kelsey Grammer is stepping back into the blue fur, but this time, the experience is unlike anything he’s ever filmed before. With ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ on its way to its colossal release in 2026, Marvel is quietly building the most reality-spanning ensemble in its history, one that now officially includes the popular Fox-era X-Men.
And at the center of that reunion is Grammer, who is bringing Hank McCoy back into the fold almost twenty years after his first appearance in ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’. What he revealed about the filming process, the scale of the movie, and reuniting with old friend Sir Patrick Stewart paints a picture of a production that is both deeply emotional and wildly complex. It demonstrates Grammer’s love for the character.
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In an interview with SR, Kelsey Grammer put it all out without hesitation. While promoting his new movie ‘Turbulence’, he did not claim that it was easy to go back to the MCU. He laughed as he admitted he can barely keep up with the ever-expanding universe. “Some of it I’m aware of; others I’m like, ‘Well, I don’t know.’” And who can blame him? The MCU is a multiversal monster in its own right, one that is full of parallel universes, timelines, and unexpected cameos that do not always make sense until five projects down the line.
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It was not at all confusing to step back as Beast. It was, as Grammer himself puts it, a “presumptive joy”. He talked of the experience as a long-lost friend, someone he had never thought of seeing again, but instantly recognized. Among the most heartwarming aspects of his return was his reunion with Patrick Stewart. Grammer and Stewart are real friends and have known each other for decades. Grammer smiles when he talks about him: “Patrick and I are old pals… we’re good friends.”
However, despite the emotional reunions, ‘Doomsday’s shooting was not a conventional ensemble experience. Grammer clarified that actors usually shoot their roles individually. “Somebody flies in for a week, somebody flies in from that place, and then somehow we end up on screen together,” he explained. Still, Grammer shows only gratitude, praising Marvel as “an extraordinary franchise” and expressing how truly honored he was by the fan reaction to his cameo in ‘The Marvels’.
Beast’s Role In The MCU Could Have Grown Even Bigger
What makes Grammer’s return so meaningful isn’t just nostalgia; it’s the way he speaks about Beast. With almost fatherly fondness, he describes Hank McCoy as “the Martin Luther King of the mutant community.” A peaceful, intellectual soul who is a firm believer in peace but is not afraid to fight when there is no other choice. Grammer loves the character far beyond just acting. It’s philosophical. “He’s such a good man,” he says.
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He believes that Beast is the type of moral courage that many people want to have but hardly ever possess. This framing provides us with an idea of what the expanded role of Beast in the MCU might have resembled, particularly in a multiversal-destroying saga, leadership crises, and the emergence of characters such as Doom. Beast is, at his core, a moral compass. Those qualities would have been essential in a story where worlds are literally dying.
Although Marvel is not telling how Beast will fit in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, the opportunities are enormous. And, as Grammer alluded, a good deal of the filming was done by having the characters record their scenes in bits. This implies that Beast’s role is interwoven among several plots, not just one. And for fans, Beast’s role in the film is a sign that Marvel isn’t just borrowing the X-Men, they’re honoring them.
