The Deadpool movie is casting other characters, and they've got their sights on six actresses at the moment.
NewsOther than Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, the character with the most screen time in the Deadpoolmovie is Vanessa Carlyle, Wade Wilson's on again/off again girlfriend. In the comics, she's a shape-shifting mutant known as Copycat, but, at least in the draft I read of the screenplay, Ms. Carlyle doesn't have any mutant abilities on display.
That's not important, though. What's important is that Fox is now getting ready to test six actresses for the role, one which will rely heavily on being able to handle the comic timing and banter called for in the script. Whichever actress lands the part is going to be a foil for Ryan Reynolds' comedic Wade Wilson. Here are the ladies Fox has lined up:
Morena Baccarin (Firefly, V, currently can be seen on Gotham), Taylor Schilling (Orange is the New Black), Crystal Reed (Teen Wolf), Rebecca Rittenhouse (Red Band Society), Sarah Greene (Vikings), and Jessica de Gouw (who played the Huntress on Arrowand recently was considered for the title role in AKA Jessica Jones).
Taylor Schilling seems like the most natural fit to me, but that's just my own preference. We have a complete guide to the characters of the Deadpoolmovie right here.
Deadpoolstars Ryan Reynolds (duh), and it's directed by Tim Miller. It has a script from Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Zombieland). It opens on February 12th, 2016.
