Final film of Patrick Stewart
The highly anticipated film Avengers: Doomsday will premiere in cinemas on December 16 and will mark the final on-screen appearance of Sir Patrick Stewart, who played Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men franchise. Stewart’s passing and legacy
Stewart passed away on October 28 after a short battle with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia. According to a statement from Marvel Studios, Stewart made his debut as Professor X in the 2000 film X-Men, where he portrayed the calmness, class, and wisdom of the telepathic mutant and mentor of the X-Men. Longevity of the role
For over 25 years, he brought a unique presence and depth to the character, gaining fans around the world and contributing to changing the way superhero stories are told. Stewart reprised the role in several films of the X-Men saga, culminating in an unforgettable performance in Logan (2017). Entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe
In 2022, he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe by playing an alternate-universe version of Professor X in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. He reprised this role for the last time in Avengers: Doomsday (2026), which will mark his final on-screen appearance. Emotional farewell scene
A final appearance that promises to be emotional, as Charles Xavier and the first-generation X-Men were at the center of one of the first teasers for Avengers: Doomsday, released in January, showing Xavier's Institute decimated while Magneto (Ian McKellen) said in voiceover, "Death takes us all," before showing the legendary duo—sometimes friends, sometimes enemies—holding hands in what appears to be an emotionally charged scene. Incursion and closure
One of the new post-credits scenes in the re-release of Avengers: Endgame confirmed that the Fox X-Men universe would face an "incursion," meaning the collision of two distinct universes leading to their destructions. It seems necessary to prepare tissues for this sequence, especially now that we know it will be the last time we will see Patrick Stewart on the big screen.
