Dan Stevens hints at X-Men Easter eggs in Legion season 2... and a possible Professor X cameo 

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From the reveal of the Shadow King to a brief glimpse of Professor X\'s wheelchair, the first season of

Now, speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, series lead Dan Stevens has promised that season two will feature more Easter eggs "to tantalise the fans".

"It\'s funny, from day one, Noah [Hawley,

showrunner] told me not to read the comics... but just because your showrunner tells you not to do something doesn\'t mean that you won\'t!

"I know why he said that, because we\'re not directly adapting any particular storyline – it\'s not issues 1-25 of any particular run of comics – but there are things that are very much borrowed."

Stevens revealed that, having gone against Hawley\'s advice, he\'s "always having discussions" with writer and co-executive producer Nathaniel Halpern, who he says is "very well-versed in the

"I\'m always saying, \'Is this element borrowed from this?\' or \'Is this character reflecting this?\' and I talk to the fans. They\'re full of questions about whether so-and-so is Warlock, or whether so-and-so is Rogue…

traits into our world, it all adds to the fun of the mix. There are definitely things that are laced into the show that are there to tantalise the fans a bit. And there are elements [in season two] that you\'ll recognise."

go one step further and introduce Professor Charles Xavier, the father to Stevens\' powerful mutant David Haller? The possibility has been teased in the past, with Stevens and Patrick Stewart even joking about a possible cameo on James Corden\'s

"Well, it\'s ever-present," Stevens told us of Haller\'s link to his absent dad. "I don\'t want to give too much away. Let\'s just say that it\'s an ongoing concern of David\'s, and I think it will… grow."

Is anyone else taking that as confirmation of a Professor X cameo? Because we are totally taking that as confirmation of a Professor X cameo.

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