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Jul. 23, 2024Deadpool and Wolverine toyed with the idea of Mephisto as its main villain
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While it turned out to be Agatha all along, Ryan Reynolds has since revealed thatDeadpool and Wolverineplayed around with the idea of introducing the hellish villain to the MCU.
“What was the name of the villain we flirted with?,” director Shawn Levy asked Reynolds during an interview withCollider. The reply: Mephisto.
Levy explained, “That’s who it was. We went through a lot of ‘almost’ versions of this story before we landed.”
But leave it to Hugh Jackman to get his claws into the solution. The Wolverine actor came up with the “infamous call” ofCassandra Nova– Charles Xavier’s sister, played in Deadpool and Wolverine by Emma Corrin.
“Then it was this idea of Cassandra Nova as a sibling to Charles because Cassandra’s link to Professor X creates an interesting dynamic and fascination in Cassandra about you [to Jackman],” Levy said.
Deadpool and Wolverine hits UK cinemas on July 25, with a US release on July 26. For more, check out theDeadpool and Wolverine first reactionsand our interviews with the cast and crew on everything fromfake spoiler leakstoEmma Corrin talking about Cassandra Nova.
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