James Marsden is opening up about coming back to the big screen as Cyclops. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Marsden spoke about how he feels to reprise his role as comic book character Cyclops in the upcoming film, Avengers: Doomsday.

In a full-circle moment, James Marsden is returning to the role that first put him “on the map.” The Paradise actor and newly minted Emmy nominee sat down with Vanity Fair recently to discuss reprising his X-Men character Cyclops in the Russo Brothers’ forthcoming Avengers: Doomsday.

Marsden will be playing Scott Summers / Cyclops in the upcoming film. He first played the character in the 2000 film X-Men, which was directed by Bryan Singer. The actor reprised his role in its sequels, X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand. He also did a cameo in 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past.