Soon after the trailer of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was dropped online, fans and pop culture nerds around the world had gone crazy wondering if the voice that they heard for a few seconds was actually of Sir Patrick Stewart who played the iconic Professor X in the X-Men film series. 

It has been reported that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will feature around 25 different superhero cameos. This includes the X-Men, Fantastic Four and an Iron Man variant played by Tom Cruise. 

And the trailer teased Patrick Stewart’s Professor X’s return. However, in the interviews for Season Two of his series Star Trek: Picard, the legendary actor kept playing coy. 

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But, recently, it seems like he finally confirmed his return to the fan-favourite character in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Or rather, he was tricked into confirming.

It so happened that in an interview with Jake Hamilton for his YouTube channel Jake’s Takes, he asked Sir Patrick Stewart a hypothetical “What If?” question about Professor X’s potential meeting with Doctor Strange and how will he react. 

Stewart replied, “Professor X would be extraordinarily cautious and watchful, and perhaps feel a little insecure. Because there is something that is potentially dangerous about this man. I think that would put Professor Xavier on guard.” 

When further asked about his reaction on hearing a voice in the trailer that says, “We should tell him the truth.” that fans think is his. 

He replied, “I had my phone turned off as it happened, so I didn't hear anything. It wasn't until the next morning when I woke up and looked at my phone and found that I had been bombarded with responses. My PR people had sent me reactions that they had detailed and passed onto me. I actually didn't recognize my own voice. It sounded different. Whether I had a cold or something at the time, I don't know. I was astonished — and all they saw was the back of my shoulder and I think my earlobe, nothing else — that there would have been so many connections made. But it pleased me [to see the reactions].” 

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Check out the interview below: 

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is slated for a May 6 release. 

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