Ryan Reynolds Asks Nicolas Cage to Cameo in Deadpool and Wolverine

Ryan Reynolds he confirmed that he tried to find out Nicolas Cage making a cameo as Ghost Rider in Deadpool and Wolverine.

Early concept art for the movie, revealed by Marvel Studios’ director of visual development Rodney Fuentebella following its release in July, it shows that at least one point, Cage and Ben AffleckDaredevil was seen as cameos on the side Jennifer Garner, Chris Evans again Wesley Snipes.

Alas, it was not to be, Reynolds shared on the Thursday, November 7 episode, Entertainment Weekly“The Awardist” podcast.

“They were in prime condition. We had versions of that [sequence]but when it moves, you look like … We’re trying to make the movie the right way,” said Reynolds, who is not only a movie star. Deadpool 3 but cowrote and executive produced the film. “It’s a big budget. It is the biggest budget of all Deadpool movies, but you want to give yourself a lot of edge, which I think helps to think differently than create. If you have too much time or too much money, it usually kills that kind of creativity. So, yes, you slow things down. “

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In Cage’s case, a way was made for the Oscar winner to reprise his role as Ghost Rider. (Cage played the character in 2007 Ghost Rider and 2011 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeancereleased by 20th Century Fox. Affleck played the title character in 2003 Daredeviland released by Fox.)

“But we have talked to Nic Cage. We tried to get him, but he refused … I would have loved him,” said Reynolds.

Deadpool and Wolverine is something of a love letter to the Marvel movies produced by Fox – including the first two Deadpool movies, i X-Men movies and more — before the comic book company formed its own studio and before Disney acquired Fox in 2019.

Evans reprises his role as Johnny Storm/Human Torch from Fox Fantastic Four films released in the 2000s. Garner returns as Fox’s Elektra DaredevilSnipes as Blade, too Daphne Keen as Laura/X-23 since Logan. Channing TatumIn the meantime, you finally get to play X-Men character Gambit on the big screen. This actor was going to act in his own X-Men spinoff as a Cajun hero, but it struggled in development at Fox and was ultimately canceled after Disney acquired the studio.

In August, X-Men an actress Halle Berry stated that she would not reprise her role as Storm in the film, but said that Reynolds never asked her.

“Blake asked me one time,” Berry said, referring to Reynolds’ wife. Blake Lively (who also has a cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine). “I ran into him at the right time Marc Jacobs fashion show, and she said, ‘Would you ever be in my husband’s film Storm?’ I said, ‘Yes, if he asks me,’ but he didn’t.”

Some cameos come in Deadpool 3 combine Henry Cavill as another version of Hugh JackmanWolverine, along with Reynolds and Lively’s children, Inez and Olin, who appear as Kidpool and Babypool respectively.