Alan Cumming says he’s ‘bonded in trauma’ with X2 co-stars
Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler in X2 (20th Century Fox)
Alan Cumming has opened up about the lasting impact of filming 2003’s X2, revealing that the experience created an unexpected lifelong bond between cast members.
Speaking at a New York event with People on 20 April, Cumming shared that he’s stayed close with several of his former co-stars over the past two decades, including Ian McKellen, Rebecca Romijn, Patrick Stewart, and James Marsden.
“I’m very chummy with Ian… I’ve seen Rebecca over the years… Patrick, I’ve seen quite a lot,” he said, adding that many of them have remained in touch long after the film wrapped.
Reflecting on why those connections endured, Cumming didn’t sugarcoat the experience: “It’s one of those films where I think we all were so traumatised we were bonded in trauma, so we stayed in touch.”
The actor has previously spoken about the difficulties of filming, including long hours in makeup and a challenging on-set environment, describing himself as “miserable” during production.
Now, more than 20 years later, Cumming is stepping back into the role of Nightcrawler for Avengers: Doomsday, and this time he says the experience has been very different.
He called the return “really lovely”, adding that it felt “really healing and really nice to go back to something that… was a terrible experience when I did it the first time.”
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