The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe installment has arrived in the form of a collision between Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), both of whom have previously appeared in several X-Men movies.
As Marvel boss Kevin Feige stressed, this film will bring mutants into the MCU in a big way.
It’s just the beginning. I’ve said that mutants are coming, and it all starts with this movie,” Feige told Marvel Live. “I can’t wait for people to see what [Deadpool & Wolverine] has in store and know that this is the beginning of mutants finally, finally arriving into the MCU.”
Many familiar faces from Deadpool and Deadpool 2 will feature in the threequel movie, as Deadline has previously reported with returners like Morena Baccarin, Brianna Hildebrand, Shiolo Kutsuna and Rob Delaney as well as Karan Soni and Leslie Uggams.
It wouldn’t be a real Marvel movie, however, without a cameo or two — or four. Director Shawn Levy teased “a lot” of character cameos “peppered throughout” the film. Ryan Reynolds addressed the Taylor Swift rumor of it all in an interview right before the film’s release.
Check out the full cast (including special guest appearances) of Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) below:
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Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds)
Image Credit: Everett The Merc with the Mouth, Wade Wilson, is a mutant whose cancer gene manifested during some experiments in the first Deadpool film. The manifestation of the genetic mutation warped his skin and made him bald, but he also became invincible in the process.
Ryan Reynolds is known for films like The Proposal (2009), Green Lantern (2011), Free Guy (2021), The Adam Project (2022), Spirited (2022) and more.
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Wolverine (Hugh Jackman)
Image Credit: Disney Studios Motion Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection Wolverine’s real name is James Howlett, but he also has aliases Logan and Weapon X. Wolverine’s mutant power lies in his bone claws that extend from his knuckles, and he agreed to a process that coated his skeleton in metal.
Hugh Jackman is known for films like The Greatest Showman (2017), Les Misérables (2012) and more.
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Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin)
Image Credit: Everett Cassandra Nova is Charles’ Xavier’s twin sister. The main villain in the film, she resides in The Void of the Time Variance Authority, where she rules with her psionic abilities to get inside people’s heads.
Emma Corrin is known for playing Princess Diana in The Crown. They also play the young version of Marion alongside Harry Styles and David Dawson in My Policeman (2022). They starred as Connie Reid in Lady Chatterly’s Lover (2022).
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Paradox (Matthew McFadyen)
Image Credit: Marvel / © Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection Matthew McFadyen’s Pardox is a secondary villain of sorts. He works at the Time Variance Authority, and his archaic ideas about pruning timelines threaten to completely eradicate Wade Wilson’s.
McFadyen won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in the final season of Succession, in which he plays Tom Wambsgans. He is also known for playing Mr. Darcy in Pride & Prejudice (2005).
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Dopinder (Karan Soni)
Image Credit: Everett Collection Karan Soni’s Dopinder the taxi driver has been with the Deadpool franchise since its inception. He often confides in Mr. Pool about love and life.
Karan Soni has appeared as Avi in Abbott Elementary, Arnau in Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) and Nate in Office Christmas Party (2016).
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Peter (Rob Delaney)
Image Credit: Everett Collection Rob Delaney’s Peter first appeared in Deadpool 2 (2018) as a member who tried out for Deadpool and Weasel’s (T.J. Miller) X Force.
Delaney is also known for playing Rob Norris in Catastrophe, Andrew Sullivan in Love At First Sight (2023) and JSOC in Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
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Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand) & Yukio (Shiolo Kutsuna)
Brianna Hildebrand reprised her role as the angsty Negasonic Teenage Warhead, who lives with Colossus. She is dating Yukio (Shiolo Kutsuna), who first appeared in Deaedpool 2 (2018). Deadline exclusively reported their return.
Hildebrand played Elise in The Time Capsule (2022) and Sadie Cunningham in Tragedy Girls (2017).Shiolo also appeared in Murder Mystery (2019) as Suzi Nakamura and in The Outsider (2018) as Miyu.
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Colossus (Stefan Kapicic)
Image Credit: Everett Collection Stefan Kapicic voiced Colossus in the first two Deadpool films.
Kapicic played Casper in six episodes of Better Call Saul and Olgaren in The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023).
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Vanessa (Morena Baccarin)
Image Credit: Everett Collection Vanessa is the love of Wade’s life, and he met her in the first Deadpool film. They have a complicated relationship as he disappeared for a while when his cancer gene changed his appearance, and in the second film, she was killed before she got brought back to life.
Deadline reported Baccarin’s return.
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Blind Althea (Leslie Uggams)
Image Credit: Everett Collection Leslie Uggams’ Blind Al, Deadpool’s roommate, has also been with the franchise since the beginning.
Uggams starred as Agnes Ellison in American Fiction (2023) and asBetty Pearson in Fallout.
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Laura aka X-23 (Dafne Keen)
Image Credit: Marvel Laura is also known as X-23, and she has a similar mutation to logans that gives her bone claws as well. Dafne Keen previously debuted as Laura in Logan (2017) in which Wolverine dies.
From there, she went on to play Lyra Silvertongue in His Dark Materials and Jecki Lon in The Acolyte.
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Pyro (Aaron Stanford)
Image Credit: 20th Century Fox Film Corp Aaron Stanford came back as Pyro, whom he playd in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and X2: X-Men United (2003).
He has also appeared as Doug in The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Nikita as Seymour Birkhoff and James Cole in 12 Monkeys.
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Johnny Storm (Chris Evans)
Image Credit: Everett Collection Before he appeared as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Chris Evans played a version of Johnny Storm in one of two versions of Fox’s Fantastic Four. Now that Fox and Marvel are under the Disney banner, the Fantastic Four have been recast, and Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn will be playing the role of Johnny Storm.
Chris Evans is also known for playing Ransom Drysdale in Knives Out (2019), Lloyd Hansen in The Gray Man (2022) and Pete Brenner in Pain Hustlers (2023).
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Blade (Wesley Snipes)
Image Credit: Everett Wesley Snipes played the Marvel character Blade in Blade (1998) and Blade: Trinity (2004), in which Ryan Reynolds appeared. A new Blade film has been in the works for the MCU since it was teased in an Eternals (2021) post-credit scene, with Mahersahala Ali set to take on the mantle of Eric Brooks, the half-vampire or daywalker who hunts vampires.
Snipes is also known for playing Nino Brown in New Jack City (1881), Sidney Deane in White Men Can’t Jump (1992) and Simon Phoenix in Demolition Man (1993).
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Elektra (Jennifer Garner)
Image Credit: Everett Deadline previously reported on Jennifer Garner’s return as Elektra to Deadpool & Wolverine. Garner first appeared in the role alongside ex-husband Ben Affleck, who played a version of Daredevil, who will be played by Charlie Cox in an upcoming series.
Garner is known for playing Jenna Rink in 13 Going on 30 (2004), Vanessa Loring in Juno (2007) and Sydney Bristow in the show Alias. Recent projects include The Adam Project (2022) alongside Ryan Reynolds and Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy, Season 3 of Party Down and Hello Sunshine’s The Last Thing He Told Me.
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Alternate Logan aka The Cavilrine (Henry Cavill)
Image Credit: Getty Images Henry Cavill has a brief cameo as an alternate version of Wolverine.
Cavill portrayed Clark Kent, aka Super man in the DC Universe films like Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) as well as more Zack Snyder fuilms like Justice League (2017). Cavill played Sherlock Holmes in Enola Holmes (2020) and Enola Holmes 2 (2022) as well as Agent Argylle in Argylle. He played Geralt of Rivia in Netflix’s The Witcher, and he also appeared as August Walker in Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018).
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Gambit (Channing Tatum)
Image Credit: Getty Images Channing Tatum appears as the Gambit, also known as Remy Etienne LeBeau. This character has association with the X-Men, and he wields explosive playing cards like a dealer or gambler.
Tatum also just appeared in Fly Me to the Moon (2024) alongside Scarlett Johansson, and he is known for playing Jenko in 21 Jump Street (2012) and 22 Jump Street (2014). He appeared in Foxcatcher (2014), and he is also known as playing Mike Lane in the Magic Mike films.
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Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau)
Image Credit: Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection Happy Hogan, one of the head honchos at Avengers HQ, first appeared alongside Robert Downy Jr. in Iron Man (2008). He also shows up in a lot of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man films.
Jon Favreau produces a lot of Marvel movies, and he directed Iron Man. He is known for Chef (2014) in which he stars as Carl Casper, and he also played a doctor in Elf (2003).
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Sabretooth (Tyler Mane)
Image Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection Sabretooth is Wolverine’s half brother. He has also been portrayed by Liev Schrieber.
Tyler Mane also appeared as Sabretooth in X-Men (2000), and he played Michael Myers in Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009).
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Shatterstar (Lewis Tan)
Image Credit: Getty Images for Disney Lewis Tan returns as Shatterstar, another X Force recruit from Deadpool 2 (2018).
Tan is known for playing Cole Young in Mortal Kombat (2021), Tolya Yul-Bataar in Season 2 of Shadow and Bone and Lu Xin Lee in Assassins.
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Lady Deadpool (Blake Lively)
Image Credit: Marvel Though we never see her unmasked, Blake Lively voices Lady Deadpool.
Lively will soon appear as Lily Bloom in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us. She is married to Ryan Reynolds, and she is also known for playing Serena van der Woodsen in Gossip Girl, Adaline Bowman in The Age of Adaline (2015) and Nancy in The Shallows (2016).
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Cowboy Deadpool (Matthew McConaughey)
Image Credit: Getty Images Cowboy Deadpool, another Deadpool variant, also does not remove his mask, but he is voiced by Matthew McConaughey, Oscar winner for Best Actor in Dallas Buyers Club (2014).
McConaughey is also known for playing Cooper in Interstellar (2014), Dallas in Magic Mike (2012) and Mud in Mud (2012).