Ryan Reynolds Reveals The Long-Wanted Marvel Villain That Was Almost In Deadpool & Wolverine
Summary
- Deadpool & Wolverine considered using Mephisto as a villain for the MCU movie.
- Director & Reynolds mentioned various "almost" versions of the story before finalizing.
- Cassandra Nova being a sibling to Charles Xavier was important for their choice.
Deadpool & Wolverine could have included a villain that has long been requested for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Speaking to Collider, Ryan Reynolds and Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy commented on how they considered using Mephisto as the villain of the MCU movie. Check out the exchange below:
LEVY: What was the name of the villain we flirted with?
REYNOLDS: Mephisto.
LEVY: That’s who it was. We went through a lot of “almost” versions of this story before we landed. Frankly, it was the infamous call from Hugh, but 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].
Source: Collider