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Deadpool Casting Leak Reveals Film Sequel Plans

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We’ve already had both Colossus and Angel Dust confirmed to make an appearance in the Deadpool film, and now a leak of some casting requirements shows some other interesting details about the film. The full casting call is as follows, as copied from Comic Book Movie:
[RIDGE] Any ethnicity, early 30s to early 50s. Big, muscular, dangerous, violent, vain, insecure and more than a bit of a dick…. but with a sense of humor. He is not a psychopath, he’s practical but morally neutral—he doesn’t enjoy torturing people, he just doesn’t care. ROLE REQUIRES THREE SEQUEL OPTIONS.
[LINDSAY] Any ethnicity, 20s, attractive and worldly. Smart, tough, beautiful but a little bit broken. Nothing has ever been easy for her and she’s developed a thick skin and cynical outlook. But she’s not a victim—she may not have a great life but she’s holding it together and does what she needs to get by. She’s got a great sense of humor but it leans heavily towards irony and sarcasm. ROLE REQUIRES THREE SEQUEL OPTIONS.
[SIMON] Any ethnicity, late 20s to early 40s. Quirky, great sense of humor. Smart, funny, but more than a little bit slippery. Fast talker, always looking to make a buck. He looks out for himself first and foremost, but reveals loyalty at the end of the day. ROLE REQUIRES THREE SEQUEL OPTIONS.
[SHIRLIE] African American, late 60s to early 80s. Worldly, great sense of comedic timing, sarcastic, dry, funny. ROLE REQUIRES THREE SERIES OPTIONS.
[KATHY] Any ethnicity, early to mid teens. World weary, great sense of comedic timing, sarcastic, droll sense of humor. ROLE REQUIRES THREE SERIES OPTIONS.
[KEREN] Any ethnicity, early 20s to late 30s. Serious, big, tough. ROLE REQUIRES THREE SERIES OPTIONS
[ALBERT] Any ethnicity, early 30s to early 50s. Big, muscular, dangerous. ROLE REQUIRES THREE SERIES OPTIONS
The original page has been wiped, but not before the news has spread throughout the web. Obviously these character names and descriptions are quite generic, so any kind of speculation can be had on who each casting refers to. But what is interesting is that all of them require multiple productions as part of the contract. Specifically, each is set for 3 sequel films, or 3 series. Now, it’s unknown if the series/film mentions are typos, but if I had to stick my neck out, it looks like Deadpool will be starting the modern part of the X-Men franchise.
Which makes sense, as they’re all owned by Fox, who’ve given the X-Men films a second life now with Days of Future Past. My bet? Deadpool is the first film set in the modern DoFP continuum, since Age of Apocalypse takes place in the 80’s. The Deadpool film containing the Morlocks, if Angel Dust’s origin is maintained, would make an easy bridge with the X-Men as the Morlocks are prominent for both. As well as that, Deadpool and main Xavier man Wolverine have a long history together, as does Gambit, who also has a solo film coming up. It would make sense if Deadpool and Gambit did the modern-day world-building before possible joining Wolvie in his next solo film and then joining in with whatever happens next with the X-Men series.
But that’s literally wishful thinking at this point. Still though, interesting!

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