After "five years" of waiting, one Deadpool and Wolverine star wants to finally become their comic book alter ego in Deadpool 4: "I'm not getting any younger"
Nov. 4, 2024Copycat has a fresh idea
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After years of waiting, Deadpool and Wolverine’s Morena Baccarin has outlined her intention to play Vanessa’s comic book alter ego in a future Deadpool movie.
“I’ve only been waiting like five years,” Baccarin toldComicBook.comwhen asked whether she would be open to playing Copycat in Deadpool 4. “I’m not getting any younger or skinnier, so now’s the time.”
Despite being shunted to one side inDeadpool and Wolverinein favor of The Merc with the Mouth’s multiversal jaunt across The Void with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, it’s clear that Baccarin is still holding out hope when it comes to playing the shapeshifting mutant.
First debuting in 1990’s New Mutants #98, Copycat is perhaps slightly cursed by sharing a similar skillset to Mystique – namely, being able to mimic the appearance of anyone she sees.
Whether Vanessa will turn into the X-Force member remains to be seen, but there’s still plenty of opportunities for Copycat to arrive in the MCU. For starters, Ryan Reynolds recentlyfilmed a mystery (and likely low-key) Deadpool project, while the pair of Avengers movies on the horizon – coupled with the constant looming shadow of the multiverse – leaves plenty of room for Baccarin to get her wish.
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