This story contains spoilers for Deadpool and Wolverine.
A number of major stars appeared with special guest appearances in Deadpool and Wolverinefrom Jennifer Garner as Elektra to Wesley Snipes as Blade. Another Marvel movie hero from the past was also considered for a cameo, but the idea was scrapped fairly early in the creative process.
After watching Deadpool and WolverineSome fans may have been a little surprised not to see Ben Affleck as Daredevil. Filmmaker Kevin Smith spoke about the missed opportunity, saying Affleck should have been a “no-brainer” cameo. In an interview with IndieWire, co-writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick confirmed that Affleck’s Daredevil was “on the list” of potential cameos when the script was being written. However, the idea was not considered long enough to make it into an actual script draft, and Affleck was never approached about returning.
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“We wanted to be daredevils… At some point Ben was on the list,” noted Wernick.
At some point Ben was on the list.
“Did we want to get Ben (Affleck)? However, we never asked BenI don’t think so,” added Reese. “He was on the list, but I don’t think it ever made it into the script pages or that I actually asked himOne of the great joys of Dead Pool is the fact that as he became more successful, it became easier to get other people to be on the film. I mean, Ryan (Reynolds) generally has the names of these people in his Rolodex. Not that the Rolodex exists anymore, but it’s his contact list.”
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Since Affleck was not asked, it is unclear whether he would have accepted the chance to revisit. Daredevilalthough the Deadpool and Wolverine The writers have stressed how keen everyone was to be a part of the film. That’s largely due to Reynolds’ involvement, but even if that’s part of the deal, not everyone will be so quick to agree. The writers shared that Robert Downey Jr. turned down a possible cameo as Tony Stark, although that may have been for the best considering his recent casting as Doctor Doom in the MCU.
“So he reached out to these people, and there was rarely a ‘no,'” Reese said. “I mean, Downey was the only ‘no’ we ever got, I think, considering people just said, ‘Hey, I don’t want to do this.'”
The MCU had bigger plans for Robert Downey Jr.
In a separate interview with THR, Reese elaborated on the Downey situation, explaining, “It’s definitely something we played with. The MCU clearly had bigger plans for Downey, as we just learned, namely the Doctor Doom thing. Ultimately, I think that’s why it didn’t happen, although I don’t know the real reason why. There were talks. Downey and Jon Favreau were supposed to be in the scene together.”
Deadpool and Wolverine is in cinemas.
Source: IndieWire
Deadpool and Wolverine
Wolverine joins the “mercenary with the big mouth” in the third part of the Deadpool film series.
- Release date
- July 26, 2024
- Pour
- Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Matthew Macfadyen, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Karan Soni
- Authors
- Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin
- Main genre
- Superhero
- franchise
- Marvel film universe
- Characters of
- Rob Liefeld, Fabian Nicieza
- prehistory
- Deadpool 2, Deadpool
- producer
- Kevin Feige, Simon Kinberg
- Production company
- Marvel Studios, 21 Laps Entertainment, Maximum Effort, The Walt Disney Company
- Studio(s)
- Marvel Studios
