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Famke Janssen Confirms No Return as Jean Grey in Doomsday

6/20/2026

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Actress Famke Janssen says Marvel Studios never contacted her and she will not reprise Jean Grey in Avengers: Doomsday.
Robert Downey Jr., Channing Tatum and returning X-Men actors Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn and Kelsey Grammer are cast in Avengers: Doomsday.
At a Spacecon 2026 panel, Famke Janssen joked about her poor secret-keeping and called the omission of Jean Grey a mistake.

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Actress Famke Janssen says Marvel Studios never contacted her and she will not reprise Jean Grey in Avengers: Doomsday.
Robert Downey Jr., Channing Tatum and returning X-Men actors Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn and Kelsey Grammer are cast in Avengers: Doomsday.
At a Spacecon 2026 panel, Famke Janssen joked about her poor secret-keeping and called the omission of Jean Grey a mistake.