Did Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige offer Patrick Stewart a reprisal as Professor X?

You might want to sit down for this one! Longtime Professor X actor Patrick Stewart recently revealed to Digital Spy that he met with Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige “a couple of months ago” to discuss many things, including his iconic portrayal of Charles Xavier.

“…we had long, long conversations,” he explained. “And there have been moves and suggestions, which include Charles Xavier. Here’s the problem… If we had not made LOGAN, then yes, I would probably be ready to get into that wheelchair one more time and be Charles Xavier. But Logan changed all that.”

It sounds like Feige may have wanted Stewart to play the role again in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (permanently or in a cameo?) or maybe simply pick the actor’s brain on casting suggestions for the future reboot. We might never fully know…

Reflecting on when he decided he was officially done with the role, Stewart described an emotional moment between himself and Logan co-star Hugh Jackman during the premiere of the film at the Berlin International Film Festival.

“We were moved by the story. We were moved by one another. We were moved by the movie. But we also both made the decision that we were saying goodbye to our characters as well.

“In that sense, it was not just the deaths of those two men in the franchise, but it was also goodbye to our part in them as well.”

Click here to read much more, including a more detailed description of Stewart and Jackman crying while watching their characters onscreen for one last time.