Alan Cumming Says ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Got His X-Men Transformation Down to 90 Minutes: ‘It Was Four and a Half Hours’ to Become Nightcrawler for ‘X2’

What a difference two decades make. Alan Cumming recently said during an interview on “Today With Jenna and Friends” that he’s already begun makeup tests for “Avengers: Doomsday.” He is reprising his “X2: X-Men United” role of Nightcrawler in the upcoming Marvel tentpole, alongside fellow “X-Men” co-stars Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn and Kelsey Grammer. Cumming said advancements in movie makeup have dramatically cut back the amount of time he’ll spend transforming into the blue-skinned and tattooed Nightcrawler.

“Isn’t it nuts? I’m excited and amazed,” Cumming said. “It’s been 23 years since I was

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