Amidst Writer’s Strike, Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Deadpool 3’ Starts Shooting, Confirms Colossus Actor

Published 05/25/2023, 2:00 PM EDT

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Deadpool 3 has been all over the news for the past few months now. It is not wrong to say that this is one of Marvel’s most anticipated films. The possibilities of characters from different universes joining the Merc of the Mouth played by Ryan Reynolds have been confirmed as well. Hugh Jackman will reprise his role as Wolverine, and Tom Hiddleston’s Loki is expected to join the film. 

Despite all the pluses the movie has to offer, fans feared that the production and filming of the same would be delayed because of the ongoing Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) strike. However, fans can now take a deep breath as the filming of the threequel has officially begun. And this is not us but Colossus confirming the same. 

Fans behold: Merc of the Mouth is officially filming

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Taking to his Instagram story, Stefan Kapičić who plays Colossus, has confirmed that the movie has officially begun its production on May 23, as reported by The Direct. Kapičić confirmed this by sharing a post from an MCU fan page to this story and putting the ‘confirmed’ sticker over the same.

This news definitely goes well with a post shared by Hugh Jackman, where he was donning his Wolverine beard. Deadpool 3 went into pre-production back in February of this year. Ever since then, there has been news all over who is going to join the cast of Marvel’s first R-rated movie. 

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Who all are joining the cast and what can fans expect from the threequel?

Disney getting the rights to Deadpool from Fox has allowed the MCU to expand its Multiverse saga to the chimichanga-loving anti-hero’s universe. The studio has officially confirmed the inclusion of Wolverine, Blind Al, and Dopinder in the upcoming threequel alongside the red-suit hero. If this was not enough, the power couple, Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio, will also be joining the cast. Also, there are high chances for Henry Cavill to join the cast as Dr. Doom, ahead of the movie’s working title, Tidal Wave

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Keeping Tidal Wave in mind, Deadpool 3 might talk about the time when Dr. Doom wreaked havoc in New York City and Manhattan. As per the comics, it was Magneto who caused the destruction, but that was not the case.

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It will be interesting to see how the Tidal Wave arc would roll out in the movie, with the gates of Multiverse pointing at endless possibilities. Deadpool 3 is all set to release on the 8th of November, 2024.

Are you excited about Deadpool 3? Let us know in the comments.

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Itti Mahajan

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Itti Mahajan is a Hollywood News reporter and editor at NetflixJunkie. Her love for movies, fashion and music got her hooked to entertainment reporting and works like Peaky Blinders, The Godfather, and The Office have only deepened that love. Two of her interests (music and psychology) had an interesting collaboration in her research paper on “Legato”: A Study to Understand Individual Associations of Young Adults with Music.

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