Patrick Stewart’s final film role after his death will mark the return of Professor X
Patrick Stewart’s final film role after his death will mark the return of Professor X
Daysia TolentinoThu, October 29, 2026 at 10:22 PM UTC
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Patrick Stewart attends the 2024 Peabody AwardsCredit: Stefanie Keenan/GettyKey Points -
Patrick Stewart’s final film role will be as Professor Charles Xavier in Avengers: Doomsday.
Stewart died on Wednesday after battling Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. He was 86.
Stewart was honored by Marvel Studios and Avengers: Doomsday directors Joe and Anthony Russo.
Patrick Stewart will return as Professor Charles Xavier in his final film role.
Stewart died at the age of 86 on Wednesday after battling Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. His death comes less than two months before the release of Avengers: Doomsday, which will see Stewart reprise his role as Professor X.
The upcoming film will mark the first Avengers installment to fold in the X-Men. Stewart’s role was announced in March 2025 alongside the casting of his fellow X-Men costars Ian McKellen (Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto), Alan Cumming (Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler), Rebecca Romijn (Mystique), and James Marsden (Scott Summers/Cyclops). His Professor X first appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in 2022.
Marvel shared a peek at Stewart, McKellen, and Marsden in the new film in January. In the teaser, Professor X and his perpetual frenemy Magneto are playing chess in the dilapidated Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, the telepath’s safe haven for young mutants.
In the wake of Stewart’s death, Avengers: Doomsday directors Joe and Anthony Russo paid tribute to the actor, sharing a photo of him in the movie.
“We’ve been lucky enough to work with some of our childhood heroes. And Sir Patrick Stewart will always be one of them,” the Russo brothers wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday. “A legendary actor with an unmistakeable presence, and an unmatched integrity. Thank you for entertaining all of us, sir. And for teaching us humanity, both on and off the screen.”
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Patrick Stewart in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’Credit: Marvel Entertainment/Youtube
The Star Trek actor’s death was announced in a statement posted to his social media accounts on Thursday. The post revealed Stewart had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.
“We announce with great sorrow the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart yesterday at his home in Los Angeles, in the loving care of his beloved wife Sunny, following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia,” read the statement. “He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter, and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all.”
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Marvel Studios also honored Stewart following his passing, calling him “a singular talent, a generous collaborator, and a true gentleman.”
“Sir Patrick brought Professor Charles Xavier to life with extraordinary grace, intelligence, and humanity, defining the character for generations of fans, from X- Men to Logan to Avengers: Doomsday,” the studio wrote.
Stewart is survived by his third wife Sunny, and a son, Daniel, and daughter, Sophie, from his first marriage.
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