Robert Downey Jr. gushes over original 'X-Men' stars Kelsey Grammer, Rebecca Romijn

Robert Downey Jr. expressed excitement about the return of original X-Men actors Kelsey Grammer and Rebecca Romijn to the set of the upcoming film 'Avengers: Doomsday'. The actor declined to provide specific plot details regarding their roles.
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Robert Downey Jr. recently opened up about original X-Men stars Kelsey Grammer and Rebecca Romijn’s return to the set of Avengers: Doomsday.
On Saturday, July 27, the 61-year-old American actor and film producer, along with his Avengers: Doomsday co-stars, appeared on Entertainment Weekly’s post-Hall H interview at Comic-Con.
Downey, the erstwhile Iron Man, revealed that OG mutants Grammer, who played Beast, and Romijn, who acted as Mystique in the first X-Men trilogy, brought another level of excitement to the set.
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