James Marsden’s Upcoming Movie and TV Show: Here’s Every Avengers: Doomsday and Sonic the Hedgehog Role to Look Forward To
Cyclops returns in Doomsday
Marsden will reprise Scott Summers, known as Cyclops, in Avengers: Doomsday, which is scheduled to reach theaters on December 18, 2026. Anthony and Joe Russo are directing the film, which brings the Avengers, Fantastic Four and X-Men together against Doctor Doom, played by Robert Downey Jr.
Marsden first played Cyclops in X-Men (2000), but the character often took a back seat to Wolverine and was killed early in X-Men: The Last Stand. His brief appearance in X-Men: Days of Future Past came in 2014. How much screen time he will receive in Doomsday is not known.
Another Sonic adventure ahead
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) introduced Amy Rose, voiced by Kristen Bell, as she saved Sonic from robotic copies called Metal Sonics. Jeff Fowler is returning to direct the fourth film, whose plot has not been revealed. Jim Carrey and Keanu Reeves are also returning as Dr. Robotnik and Shadow.
Tom’s role in the new movie has not been disclosed. In the third film, his near-fatal injuries pushed Sonic toward revenge against Shadow, underscoring the importance of their relationship.
A CIA role for Apple TV
Marsden will star in Apple TV’s Disavowed as Brad Griffin, a CIA agent fired while investigating a colleague’s murder. Griffin learns that a $15 million bounty has been placed on the assassin’s head and decides to pursue it himself.
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A career beyond franchises
Marsden’s career has included roles in films such as The Notebook and Enchanted, where his characters lose the woman they love to someone else. As Cyclops, he also watched Wolverine compete for Jean Grey in the original X-Men films.
He showed a different side in Hairspray (2007), playing television dance-show host Corny Collins and singing on screen. In 27 Dresses (2008), he starred opposite Katherine Heigl as a romantic lead.
Key points
- Marsden returns as Cyclops in Avengers: Doomsday, scheduled for December 18, 2026.
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is set for theaters on March 19, 2027, with its plot still undisclosed.
- In Disavowed, Marsden plays a fired CIA agent pursuing a $15 million bounty.
- Marsden’s earlier roles include Hairspray, 27 Dresses, The Notebook and Enchanted.