When X-Men: First Class premiered, the prequel introduced younger versions of well-known characters like Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lensherr (Michael Fassbender). Last year, X-Men: Days of Future Past essentially rebooted 20th Century Fox’s X-Men universe by rewriting the past, though the franchise still suffers from continuity inconsistencies. However, due to the ending of Days of Future Past, the next film, X-Men Apocalypse will see new versions of even more characters that appeared in X-Men, X2, and X-Men: The Last Stand.
In addition to recasting Scott Summers a.k.a. Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Ororo Munroe a.k.a. Storm, Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse will also feature a younger iteration of Jeff Wagner a.k.a. Nightcrawler to be played by Kodi Smit-McPhee. Now, Smit-McPhee has spoken about creating a new version of the character and teased Nightcrawler’s “traditional” aspects.
While promoting his new film with fellow X-Men star Fassbender, Slow West, Smit-McPhee told Den of Geek his portrayal of Nightcrawler will reflect the character that fans were introduced to in the comics. He will be “fun, happy” as well as “vulnerable and truthful” while also tied to his faith in Catholicism. Smit-McPhee also teased other traditional aspects of the character, which will be featured in X-Men: Apocalypse as well.
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