Ryan Reynolds reveals the Deadpool & Wolverine villain who was going to be on par with the Mad Titan

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Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine Proposal It has already been released to the public and little by little new details about the production of the UCM that everyone is talking about. In this sense, the team of Deadpool 3 has revealed that it might have included a villain that would have been highly sought after by fans of the shared Marvel universe in the cinema. Despite the large number of surprises that have been reserved, there is one important villain Marvel who will not be part of it for now, as the character was rejected in favor of turning Cassandra Nova in The main villain of Deadpool & Wolverine.

Ryan Reynolds reveals the Deadpool & Wolverine villain who was going to be on par with the Mad Titan

In a recent interview with Collider, Ryan Reynolds and the director of Deadpool & Wolverine, Shawn Levydiscussed the possibility of using Mephisto as the main antagonist of the most recent film Marvel Studios.

They both said how Mephistowho was widely rumored to appear in WandaVisionwas the preferred candidate for Deadpool & Wolverine before finally deciding to discard it. For its part, the connection of Cassandra Nova con Charles Xavier to tie into the mutant franchise was what led to her being chosen as the central villain. These were her words:

It was Mephisto. We went through many versions of this story before arriving at the final one. What happened was the call from Hugh Jackmanbut then it emerged the idea of ​​Cassandra Nova as Charles Xavier's sister for its connection with the Professor X. This would create an interesting dynamic between Cassandra Nova y Hugh Jackman.

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Mephisto could have been used in Deadpool & Wolverine to bring back old dead characters from the X-Men franchise produced by Fox. One possible name was that of the original version of Wolverine interpreted by Hugh Jackmanwho died in Logan. Deadpool could have gone to Mephisto upon learning of the death of Logan and made a deal to resurrect it in a very similar way to What happened to Spider-Man in One More Day.

In this way, Deadpool & Wolverine could have done that Mephisto will steal Wade Wilson's happiness. In that story, Peter Parker gives up his relationship with Mary Jane Watson in order to erase the death of aunt from continuity May. As the advances of Deadpool & Wolverine They have revealed that Wade Wilson y Vanessa They didn't seem to be together anymore, maybe that was always the plan, with Mephisto taking their relationship and resurrecting it Wolverine.

At the same time, Mephisto It could have also served as a resource to give to Deadpool a new romantic interest. In the comics, Deadpool y Lady Death have a long history in the comics that could have continued on the big screen. With rumors that Mephisto will be in Ironheartmay debut in the UCM sooner than you think.

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