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The Ryan Reynolds starrerDeadpool 3is one of the most awaited films of next year as fans finally get to see the merc with the mouth make his MCU debut. The film also marks the official merging of theX-Menfranchise with the MCU, opening a wide range of opportunities for cameos and storylines.
While Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine coming back from retirement for the film, many other cameos have been surfacing the internet, including Jennifer Garner’s Elektra and James Marsden’s Cyclops. However, director Shawn Levy put a rest to the rumors saying that many of them were untrue, without specifying which ones.
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Deadpool 3Is Rumored To Have Multiple Cameos
Ryan Reynolds’Deadpool 3will officially be a part of the MCU after Disney, Marvel Entertainment’s parent company, acquired Fox Studios, which had the rights to theX-Menfranchise till 2019. The film will be the first soloX-Menfilm in the MCU as their existence was already hinted at with Namor inBlack Panther: Wakanda ForeverandThe Marvels.
One of the highlights of the film is said to be Hugh Jackman’s Logan a.k.a Wolverine returning after six years. Jackman was last seen as Wolverine in James Mangold’sLogan, after which he announced that he would be retiring from the role, which he played for seventeen years. Wolverine and Deadpool had never teamed up in theDeadpoolfilms.
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While Deadpool’s usual team namely Vanessa, Colossus, and Negasonic Teenage Warhead are confirmed to return for the threequel, there have been rumors that Jennifer Garner would reprise her role as Elektra from the 2000sDaredevilandElektrafilms. There have also been rumors of otherX-Menand MCU characters making an appearance.
Deadpool 3is set to be a multiverse story and hence, fans have speculated that many characters or its variants such as Patrick Stewarts’ Professor X and Ian McKellan’s Magneto could make a cameo. James Marsden’s Cyclops and Famke Jenssen’s Jean Grey are also rumored to appear. There has been strong buzz about Taylor Swift also making a cameo.
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Shawn Levy Addresses Rumors About Multiple Cameos inDeadpool 3
Deadpool 3is directed by Shawn Levy, who is known for the filmsFree GuyandNight at the Museum,and as the executive producer ofStranger Things. The director was in the middle of shooting the film when production was halted due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes. With the strikes now lifted, Levy is hoping to go back to production in full swing to make it in time for their July 26 release date.
In an interview withWiredin October, Shawn Levy addressed many of the rumors surrounding the film. He spoke about the support he received from Marvel and Kevin Feige for sticking with the R-rated format of Deadpool as well as the meta-references the character brings. He also addressed the cameos that have been surfacing on the internet.
“Ryan and I spend a lot of time together in real life, scrolling Twitter and reading the daily rumors. I feel like the number of cameos in Deadpool 3 is rumored to be in the eighties, and it ranges from Taylor Swift to Jennifer Garner. I love that there’s so much misinformation out there, no one can tell what might be real.”
In the interview, he ended the topic by neither confirming nor denying the cameos, specifically Taylor Swift, who is supposed to be Alison Blaire a.k.a the Dazzler.
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
