With filming forAvengers: Doomsdaykicking off, two X-Men actors have been sighted together ahead of their on-screen reunion.

A post made by Cumming on his personalInstagramaccount showed the two actors eating together at a restaurant.

Meanwhile, McKellan is known for bringing the complex villain Magneto to the screen in multiple X-Men films.

Magneto, Nightcrawler

His last appearance in a superhero film was in 2014’sX-Men: Days of Future Past.

Avengers: Doomsdayis scheduled for release on May 1, 2026.

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