Ryan Reynolds stars as "the merc with a mouth" in 20th Century Fox's "Deadpool." The movie which had its script leaked onto the interwebs back in 2009 was just recently greenlit and casting for the movie has begun.
We previously reported that MMA fighter Gina Carano will be joining the cast as Christine aka Angel Dust and now, "X Men" character Colossus will be making an appearance. A casting call for the movie hints at a few Marvel characters we might be seeing in the upcoming movie.
Website casting247.net has published an ad that reveals some of the roles requiring the actors to return for sequels.
The ad appears below:
"[RIDGE] Any ethnicity, early 30s to early 50s. Big, muscular, dangerous, violent, vain, insecure and more than a bit of a dick.... but with a sense of humor. He is not a psychopath, he's practical but morally neutral-he doesn't enjoy torturing people, he just doesn't care. ROLE REQUIRES THREE SEQUEL OPTIONS.
[LINDSAY] Any ethnicity, 20s, attractive and worldly. Smart, tough, beautiful but a little bit broken. Nothing has ever been easy for her and she's developed a thick skin and cynical outlook. But she's not a victim-she may not have a great life but she's holding it together and does what she needs to get by. She's got a great sense of humor but it leans heavily towards irony and sarcasm. ROLE REQUIRES THREE SEQUEL OPTIONS.
[SIMON] Any ethnicity, late 20s to early 40s. Quirky, great sense of humor. Smart, funny, but more than a little bit slippery. Fast talker, always looking to make a buck. He looks out for himself first and foremost, but reveals loyalty at the end of the day. ROLE REQUIRES THREE SEQUEL OPTIONS.
[SHIRLIE] African American, late 60s to early 80s. Worldly, great sense of comedic timing, sarcastic, dry, funny. ROLE REQUIRES THREE SERIES OPTIONS.
[KATHY] Any ethnicity, early to mid teens. World weary, great sense of comedic timing, sarcastic, droll sense of humor. ROLE REQUIRES THREE SERIES OPTIONS.
[KEREN] Any ethnicity, early 20s to late 30s. Serious, big, tough. ROLE REQUIRES THREE SERIES OPTIONS
[ALBERT] Any ethnicity, early 30s to early 50s. Big, muscular, dangerous. ROLE REQUIRES THREE SERIES OPTIONS
Screen Rant has published an article speculating on the casting call, reporting that the opening for the character "SIMON" (a placeholder name) fits the bill of "Deadpool's" best friend and weapons supplier Weasel aka Jack Hammer. T.J. Miller of HBO's "Silicon Valley" is highly rumored for the role.
"Deadpool" is direcred by Tim Miller and will release on Feb. 2, 2016.
