Famke Janssen thinks it was “a mistake” for Marvel not to ask her back for Avengers: Doomsday.
The 61-year-old actress famously played Jean Grey, a.k.a. Phoenix, in Fox’s original live-action X-Men movies during the early 2000s, in addition to making brief appearances in the 2013 film The Wolverine and 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past.
And while there have been some conflicting reports regarding her potential return for Avengers: Doomsday, Famke has remained adamant that she is not in the movie, most recently during Nerdtropolis at SpaceCon 2026 when the question was brought up once again.
“I am so bad at keeping secrets that I always say to everyone I’m the worst actor in the world. It’s all on my face. You right away will read it,” Famke said. “I think they made a mistake, but hey, who am I? I’m just a little me who thinks that.”
She also said she wished she “had been able to explore more of that because it was such a-she’s iconic and she’s so powerful and interesting.”
The Taken star added, “If I had an opportunity, I would show you some really amazing Phoenix.”
Avengers: Doomsday will see the return of several major X-Men stars such as Ian McKellen as Magneto, Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier, Rebecca Romijn as Mystique, James Marsden as Cyclops, Kelsey Grammer as Beast, and Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler.
Last November, Famke said Marvel had “never ever” asked her to return as Jean Grey in the Marvel Universe.
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