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• Epic Deadpool & Wolverine concept art reveals scrapped fight scene with Ghost Rider & Daredevil.
• Visual Development Supervisor Rodney Fuentebella designed concept art for an alternate Deadpool Corps fight sequence, where Deadpool and Wolverine would have fought Deadpool's variants with the help of the Human Torch, Blade, Elektra, Daredevil, and Ghost Rider.
• Daredevil and Ghost Rider's cameos must have been scrapped early in Deadpool & Wolverine's pre-production, as their return likely depended on their respective actors' availability.

New official Deadpool & Wolverine concept art reveals a scrapped scene featuring Nicolas Cage's Ghost Rider and Ben Affleck's Daredevil fighting together in the MCU. Deadpool & Wolverine offered fans dozens of easter eggs and references to MCU and non-MCU movies, from nods to the Avengers to friendly jabs at DC. Deadpool & Wolverine's cameos also paid homage to older Marvel movies such as Fox's X-Men film franchise, Fantastic Four, Elektra, Blade, and the unmade Gambit. Yet, Deadpool & Wolverine could have had even more cameos by famous Marvel characters.
Marvel Studios Visual Development Supervisor Rodney Fuentebella shares on his Instagram a stunning piece of Deadpool & Wolverine concept art featuring a bigger, more brutal version of the film's Deadpool Corps fight sequence. In it, Deadpool and Wolverine slice through dozens of multiversal Deadpool variants — including a Deadpool dinosaur — with the help of Chris Evans' Human Torch, Wesley Snipes' Blade, and Jennifer Garner's Elektra. More surprising, though, is that Ben Affleck's Daredevil and Nicolas Cage's Ghost Rider seem to be participating in the battle too.
How Close Were Daredevil & Ghost Rider To Joining Deadpool & Wolverine? Daredevil And Ghost Rider May Have Been Scrapped Early On In Deadpool & Wolverine's Pre-Production Close Ben Affleck's Daredevil and Nicolas Cage's Ghost Rider would have been fitting additions to Deadpool & Wolverine's packed cast, as they were a memorable part of Marvel's pre-MCU history. However, including Ben Affleck and Nicolas Cage in a superhero movie as cameos or supporting characters seems like a particularly difficult task. Ben Affleck had a challenging experience during his time playing Batman in the DCEU, and he only agreed to reprise his DC role in The Flash to give his character closure. Even then, The Flash wasn't well received by fans and critics. Meanwhile, Nicolas Cage wasn't satisfied with his Superman cameo in The Flash, and he has had a busy schedule since then.
Deadpool & Wolverine went through various challenges since its development, including delays, rewrites, and reshoots — partly due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. Handling actors' schedules is already difficult enough with a large cast, let alone when said actors are irreplaceable due to their connection to previous Marvel portrayals. Add delays to the mix, and bringing two more characters played by A-list actors to Deadpool & Wolverine may have seemed unfeasible.
Related Deadpool 4: Everything We Know With Deadpool & Wolverine being the most anticipated movie of 2024, it"s worth looking ahead to if Deadpool will return again for Deadpool 4.
Marvel Studios may have left the possibility open during Deadpool & Wolverine's early development, but the decision to cut Ben Affleck's Daredevil and Nicolas Cage's Ghost Rider from the movie was likely made early on. After all, the studio needs to lock down key elements such as the script, filming schedule, and visual effect plans, just to name a few. However, since Deadpool & Wolverine's ending left the multiverse intact, Ben Affleck's Daredevil and Nicolas Cage's Ghost Rider still have at least two opportunities to return: in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
Source: Rodney Fuentebella / Instagram