Will Nicholas Hoult’s Blue Beast Crash 'Avengers: Doomsday'? Here’s What We Know

Did you hope to see Nicholas Hoult's blue-furred genius back in action? You’re not alone. Ever since Marvel started teasing multiverse chaos, fans have been wildly speculating about which mutants might claw their way into the MCU’s biggest crossover yet, Avengers: Doomsday.

In a chat with Entertainment Weekly, Hoult finally broke his silence. When asked if he’d reprise his beloved role as Beast, the answer was a simple, deflating "No."

Childhood heroes, multiverse dreams

But before you howl at the moon in disappointment, there’s more. Hoult graciously pivoted to praise the very version of Beast that first enchanted him — Kelsey Grammer’s.

"Kelsey was a great Beast. He was the Beast I saw when I was a kid, along with the other actors that they're bringing back — Patrick and Ian and James and all them."

For Hoult, that early X-Men line-up was the stuff of legend. Seeing them return in Doomsday is something he’s genuinely thrilled about:

"It’ll be fun to see how they incorporate those characters into that world."

But is Hoult really out?

Look, superhero actors have lied to us before — countless times. (Looking at you, Andrew Garfield.) Could Hoult be playing coy? Possibly. The multiverse is a mischievous place, after all.

Still, all signs point to Doomsday being a love letter to the original X-Men films, spotlighting the older ensemble fans grew up with.