Alan Cumming is reprising his X-Men role of Nightcrawler for Marvel ‘s upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. After the cast reveal was made on a live stream, the Traitors US host took to social media to express his excitement about returning and share a video of himself practicing his Nightcrawler moves.

Scots actor Alan Cumming has been cast in Marvel's new Avengers film - as a superhero he last played 22 years ago. The 60-year-old, who grew up in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, will reprise his role as X Men character Nightcrawler in Avengers: Doomsday.

One of the reasons the MCU has been so successful over the years is that this shared universe leans heavily on the comic book source material. These movies aren’t usually direct adaptations of any one comic,