Deadpool 2 is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Deadpool, distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is intended to be the eleventh installment in the X-Men film series and a sequel to the 2016 film Deadpool. The film is directed by David Leitch from a script by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Ryan Reynolds, with Reynolds starring in the title role alongside Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, Jack Kesy, and Stefan Kapičić. In the film, Deadpool forms the team X-Force to protect a young mutant from Cable.
Plans for a sequel to Deadpool began before that film's release and were confirmed in February 2016. Though the original creative team of Reynolds, Reese, Wernick, and director Tim Miller were quickly set to return for the second film, Miller left the project in October 2016 due to creative differences with Reynolds and was soon replaced by Leitch. An extensive casting search took place to fill the role of Cable, with Brolin ultimately being cast. Filming took place in British Columbia, Canada, from June to October 2017. Deadpool 2 is scheduled to be released in the United States on May 18, 2018.
Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson / Deadpool:
A wisecracking mercenary with accelerated healing but severe scarring over his body after undergoing an experimental regenerative mutation. He forms the X-Force, a team of mutants.
Josh Brolin as Nathan Summers / Cable:
A time travelling cybernetic mutant soldier, "in many ways the opposite of Deadpool". Director David Leitch called the dynamic between Cable and Deadpool "sort of classic buddy-cop fare", and compared them to the characters portrayed by Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy, respectively, in 48 Hrs. (1982). Brolin signed a four-film deal to play the character, and described his appearance here as just the introduction for the character, with "three more movies to reveal more."
Morena Baccarin as Vanessa: An escort and Wilson's fiancée.[8]
Julian Dennison as Russell:
A young mutant being hunted by Cable.[9][3] Dennison was the only actor that the creative team considered for the role, with Russell "sort of a tailor-made character" for the actor.[6]
Zazie Beetz as Neena Thurman / Domino:
A mercenary with the mutant ability to manipulate luck,[10][11] who joins Deadpool's X-Force team.[12] Leitch described the film's interpretation of the character as Beetz' own "real fun interesting take".[6] Beetz began "doing strength conditioning, so that's like working out everyday" when she got the role, for which she has to "be shooting guns,...fight and a lot of that movement", with Beetz describing her role as "full body and physical."[13]
T.J. Miller as Weasel: Wilson's best friend, the owner of a bar frequented by mercenaries.
Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead:
A teenage member of the X-Men with the mutant power to detonate atomic bursts from her body, she is now a "new level of X-Men" after being a trainee in the first film. Hildebrand felt that "it's cool that she's grown and matured and she still has so much of this essence of a punk kid" from the first film, and added that the character would have a "cooler" costume in the sequel.
Stefan Kapičić as the voice of Colossus:
An experienced member of the X-Men with the mutant ability to transform his entire body into organic steel. Kapičić described Colossus as one of the most important characters in the film, requiring a more intense process for Kapičić during recording for the character. He explained that Colossus would continue to try make Deadpool a better person and potential X-Man after doing so in the first film.
Leslie Uggams and Karan Soni return from the first film as Deadpool's elderly roommate Blind Al and the taxi driver Dopinder, respectively. The X-Force team also includes Terry Crews as Bedlam Lewis Tan as Shatterstar, Bill Skarsgård as Zeitgeist, and Rob Delaney as Peter. Jack Kesy, Shioli Kutsuna, and Eddie Marsan have been cast in undisclosed roles.
