Dafne Keen won over audiences with her portrayal of Laura/X-23 in 2017’s Logan. So will Keen’s Laura appear alongside her quasi-father, Wolverine, in Deadpool 3 (AKA Deadpool & Wolverine)?
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Is Dafne Keen’s Laura in Deadpool & Wolverine?
Yes, Dafne Keen will reprise her Laura/X-23 role in Deadpool & Wolverine. Marvel Studios kept Keen’s involvement under wraps throughout production. She was also absent from most of Deadpool 3‘s marketing campaign, leading many fans to think the sequel would be Laura-free. It wasn’t until the final trailer dropped on July 19, 2024 — a week before Deadpool & Wolverine‘s debut — that footage of Keen as Laura surfaced. According to Keen, the secrecy surrounding her return was part of the fun. “I had a great time keeping it secret,” she told Entertainment Weekly after the trailer dropped. “I had to do a bunch of press for a job that I just finished. I got asked in every interview, and I just got to lie, which was really funny.”
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That said, Keen never ruled out the possibility of revisiting the Laura role. “Yes, definitely. 100%,” Keen said in a July 2020 ComicBook.com interview when asked if she’d like to bring Laura into the MCU. Keen also talked up the prospect of working opposite Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman again, praising him and fellow X-franchise veteran Patrick Stewart for their support while shooting Logan. “They made me feel really comfortable on set,” Keen said. “I had an amazing time, it never felt like working. I never wanted to leave set. They taught me so much, honestly.”
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So, Dafne Keen will play Laura/X-23 in Deadpool & Wolverine, but will any other legacy X-Men stars join her? Yes — loads of them. Aside from Jackman, Ryan Reynolds is back on deck as Wade Wilson/Deadpool. Several of Reynolds’ Deadpool and Deadpool 2 co-stars will return as well. This includes Morena Baccarin (Vanessa), Rob Delaney (Peter), Leslie Uggams (Blind Al), Karan Soni (Dopinder), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead), Stefan Kapičić (Colossus), Shioli Kutsuna (Yukio), Randal Reeder (Buck), and Lewis Tan (Shatterstar).
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It’s not just Deadpool alumni mounting a comeback, either. Tyler Mane, who played Sabretooth in 2000’s X-Men, is onboard as Wolverine’s arch-nemesis once more. Plus, X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand‘s Aaron Stanford is locked in as John Allerdyce/Pyro. There’s also persistent speculation that Stewart will settle back into Professor X’s wheelchair for Deadpool & Wolverine; however, the English thespian remains coy about his alleged involvement.
Deadpool & Wolverine slashes its way into cinemas on July 26, 2024.
The above article was updated on July 20, 2024, by Leon Miller to reflect the most recent information on Dafne Keen’s role in Deadpool & Wolverine.
Published: Jul 20, 2024 01:23 pm