Ryan Reynolds To Play Deadpool In X-Men Origins: Wolverine? Other Casting Includes The Blob, Silverfox, Stryker
According toAICN,Ryan Reynolds(Definitely, Maybe) will definitely be suiting up to play anti-heroDeadpoolin 2009’s first X-Men spinoffX-Men Origins: Wolverine. Reynolds has been attached to the role for some time, including the character’s own flick. This news arrives after several bits of casting info for the film have popped up as of late. Before we get into that, I don’t understand why fanboy sentiment runs so high for Reynolds in this role. I mean, check out the image above (and yes, I liked the dude inThe Nines).
Film School Rejectsreports thatThe Blob, one of the more obese villains in comic lore, is set to appear in theGavin Hood-directed summer tent-pole as well. What’s more, their source says the character will appear as an actor in a fat suit (as opposed to CGI) and pegs the villain’s weight at around 800-1,200 pounds (producers want the latter), which is several milkshakes past his comic book weight of 510. In the comics his skin and fat can absorb missiles, and cannot be punctured, making him a challenge to Logan. Has anyone tried middle school insults? No actor was named, but let’s hope it’s not Mike Myers.
As for the mercenaryWilliam Stryker, played previously in the X-Men films by Brian Cox, actorDanny Huston(30Days of Night,The Kingdom) is set to play a younger version of the character according toJoBlo, against rumors thatDexter’s Michael C. Hall was a lock for the part. Lastly, giving Wolverine a little relief from all of these heavily armed antagonists (alsoLiev Schreiber’sSabretooth) is the flick’s love-interest, Kayla Silverfox akaSilver Fox, “one of the few female victims of the Weapon X project,” andIESBsays she’ll be played by redheaded actressLynn Collins(Bug,The Number 23).
I didn’t expect this project to skimp and actually thought it’d be cool to see a less crowdedX-Menflick, but The Blob news is definitely a surprise. Hugh Jackman wasn’t kidding when he said this would be on the scale (if not bigger) of a regularXinstallment. No need to worry that this means too many villains in the pot just yet, especially if Hood brings a fresh creative direction as expected.
Discuss: What kind of vibe are you getting from this project thus far?Â
