Even if you love the original X-Men movies , it’s hard to deny that they did the character of Cyclops dirty. James Marsden portrayed the X-Men’s field leader, Scott Summers, pretty accurately in the first film. But was sidelined big time in X2, and then unceremoniously killed off in X-Men: The Last Stand . Some time travel shenanigans undid his death in X-Men: Days of Future Past , but that was just for a cameo. Ever since, fans have been wondering if we’d see Marsden shoot his optic blasts again on screen. Marvel Studios announced Marsden as finally returning in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday , and he has now opened up about his long-awaited return for the first time to Vanity Fair. Here’s what he had to say:

I was excited because you’re a part of something gigantic, and

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