Nicholas Hoult has been forced to drop out of a long-awaited reunion with his former X-Men costars James McAvoy and Elliot Page.

Hoult, 35, shared the disappointing news via Instagram on Tuesday, October 8, that he won’t be able to attend a panel with McAvoy, 46, and Page, 38, at New York Comic Con on Sunday, October 12, because he’s recovering from knee surgery.

“I’m so sorry to tell you that I won’t be able to join you this time,” Hoult explained via a message on the convention’s Instagram. “Unfortunately, I had knee surgery a couple of weeks ago and I can’t walk or fly yet, so I’m not going to be able to make it.”

The actor went on, “I was really looking forward to it, so I’m sorry. I hope you have a wonderful weekend and, hopefully, I’ll be joining you in the near future and get to

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