‘Deadpool 3’ Spoilers: X-Men’s Professor X Could Be Revived For Marvel Movie

English actor Patrick Stewart recently appeared as a guest on Josh Horowitz's "Happy Sad Confused" podcast and revealed something about his on-screen character, Professor X or Charles Xavier.

According to the 83-year-old actor, there were talks that Professor X's character could be revived in "Deadpool 3."

When Horowitz wondered if he could see the veteran actor in a Deadpool-Wolverine movie, Stewart replied, "It has come up, there's been a process." 

"But the last two to three years have been so difficult with the labor problems and health problems," the actor added, pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic.

While he didn't directly confirm that his character will be appearing in "Deadpool 3," his statement showed that Professor X's return was somehow discussed in the making of the upcoming "Deadpool" sequel.

Meanwhile, talking about Professor X's death in the 2022 film "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," Stewart said, "I have every confidence he's still around."

Interestingly, alleged photos from the set of "Deadpool 3" were leaked last December 2023.

Per the leaked photos and some reports, "X-Men" villains Toad and Sabretooth will be in the upcoming "Deadpool" sequel.

On Dec. 4, X account @XMenUpdate released alleged photos from the set of "Deadpool 3" that showed Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) and Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) fighting against Sabretooth.

It's unclear if it was Liev Schreiber or Tyler Mane playing the character of Wolverine's nemesis in the leaked photos.

Other leaked photos from the "Deadpool 3" set featured director Shawn Levy with Reynolds and Jackman, as well as the cupcake truck from "Moon Knight" and Red Skull's car from "Captain America: The First Avenger."

Per Mirror, there's only little information revealed about "Deadpool 3's" plot at the time the photos were leaked, but viewers can anticipate a crossover as Deadpool joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe after doing solo movies since 2016.

In related news, Stewart released his memoir, "Making It So," last October. In his book, he traced his path from the working class to the Shakespearean stage, which eventually led to his "Star Trek" stardom, per The New York Times.