[This story contains spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine.]
Speculations on who will play Ms. Deadpool Deadpool and Wolverine When fans first saw the character in June’s “Best Friend Day” trailer, they went crazy.
The shot is short, only showing what looks like a woman’s legs, but that’s how people started speculating on who could play the female version of Deadpool. Theories include Taylor Swift (Ryan Reynolds’ good friend) and Blake Lively.
At least one of them is right, as Lively has been revealed to play Ms. Deadpool in the movie, and the actress shared insight into how she landed the gig — and no, it wasn’t because she’s married to the stars and co-writes.
In a lengthy social media post, It all ends with us Star – He donned a red Deadpool style suit Deadpool and Wolverine Premiering in New York on Monday – Recalls when they co-starred in “Reynolds” and first heard about Reynolds trying to bring the R-rated character to life green lantern.
“It’s a ‘meta’ superhero,” Lively said of how her now-husband explained the character to her and co-star Taika Waititi in 2010. What exactly does yuan mean. Except for Taika, who was always smarter than the rest of us mortals. In theory we understand it, but for the audience it’s still unclear how it all comes together for everyone but him. This isn’t really a dream. This movie will never happen.
She went on to say that around the same time, Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld first drew an unmasked version of Ms. Deadpool. Lively shared a screenshot of the comic book writer’s post, in which he revealed that the character is entirely based on the actress because he and his wife “Uber Mad” gossip Girl fans” who never missed an episode.
“I made a strong argument that Wanda Wilson was a stunning blonde with no scars and Marvel thought it was a cool idea. Quote Blake GG They gave me a thumbs up. Forever Serena Vander Woodsen,” he wrote in 2022. “If we are lucky enough to see Ms. Deadpool on screen, I’m pretty sure Ms. Lively will have some say in the casting.”
this a simple favor The star noted in her post that Liefeld didn’t know she was working with Reynolds on the 2011 superhero movie at the time, and dead Pool It hasn’t even been approved yet.
“Twelve years later I read Rob’s post [about inspiring Lady Deadpool]. One year later, @deadpoolmovie 3 was filmed,” Lively continued. “The universe has such an amazing sense of humor sometimes.”
She ended her post by praising director Shawn Levy for his performance. “There will never be another one. His insane body of work speaks for itself. Thank you my friend for keeping me by your side no matter the big or small things. “What a ride you are all enjoying…”
Deadpool and Wolverine Now playing in theaters.
