There has been the usual recent speculation about possible co-stars for Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool. Now we know who will actually be taking on the role, as Gina Carano has fought her way into the cast{
The Fast & Furious 6 actress will be playing a character named Angel Dust who, in the comics, is a mutant refugee living under the streets of Chicago with a group of fellow outsiders known as the Morlocks. It’s not clear how she’ll figure into Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick’s script, but there’s a good chance her storyline will be changed.
Tim Miller is directing the film about the “merc with a mouth”, the former soldier/mercenary who is diagnosed with cancer and turns to the Weapon X programme for help. Their treatments leave him horribly scarred but also endowed with super powers. T.J. Miller is confirmed as comic relief (although let’s face it: Deadpool is his own comic relief), while there’s no word on whether Ed Skrein is taking up a villainous role. According to The Hollywood Reporter, X-Men’s Colossus will also show up, though it’s not clear whether he’ll be played by the movies’ Daniel Cudmore.
With costume tests and more under way, production on the film is scheduled for Vancouver in March, with the final product due out in less than a year, targeting a February 12, 2016 release. Carano will squeeze in co-starring in the new Bruce Willis action thriller Extraction before she heads for the Deadpool set, and has worked on the Kickboxer reboot.