“Deadpool 2” is bringing back three supporting characters
“Deadpool” was not only one of the most successful superhero movies of 2016, but also one of the most surprising blockbusters in general. Made off a $58 million budget, the Merc with the Mouth's first solo adventure went on to earn over $780 million worldwide, and earned rave reviews from comic book fans and casual viewers alike. A performance like that guarantees a sequel, and sure enough, “Deadpool 2” is currently in the works. While no plot details have been revealed yet, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have revealed three of the supporting characters from the first movie who will be back for the follow-up.
First up are Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead. While Reese and Wernick weren't willing to reveal to Collider how they'll fit into the plot, they did assure fans that they will appear in “Deadpool 2”. “Yeah, they'll make at least an appearance,” Wernick said.
For the most part, Deadpool was a self-contained superhero movie, but Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead served as the primary connective threads to the wider X-Men world. They first showed up to try to recruit Deadpool into the mutant superhero team, and later agreed to help him rescue Vanessa from Ajax and Angel Dust. Their personalities also played off of Deadpool's excellently; Colossus as the straight man trying to urge Wade to become a better person and Negasonic as the apathetic teenager unimpressed with the main protagonist's antics. Even if they aren't integral to the sequel's story, it will be great to see them have more amusing conversations with the fourth wall-breaking anti-hero.
Then, during an interview with Nerdist, a conversation occurred about Dopinder the cab driver's role in “Deadpool”, and Paul Wernick mentioned that he would return as well for the next movie.
While Dopinder's role in “Deadpool” wasn't nearly as important as Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead's, he did have some amusing moments, namely with how he misconstrued Deadpool's advice and kidnapped his cousin Bandhu for stealing away the woman he loved, Gita. The last time Dopinder was on screen, he had just crashed his car, which had Deadpool's bag of guns on the front seat and Bandhu stashed in the trunk.
Along with the above three characters, Wade Wilson will also share screen time with newcomers Cable and Domino in “Deadpool 2”, although those characters haven't been cast yet. Behind the camera, David Leitch has taken over directing duties, and his action experience combined with Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick and Ryan Reynolds' humorous chops will hopefully blend well enough to make “Deadpool 2” just as appealing a movie as its predecessor, if not more so.
The movie doesn't have an official release date, but it's expected to arrive in theaters sometime in 2018.
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