As 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spin-off Deadpool gears up to go into production, T.J. Miller (Transformers: Age of Extinction) has revealed on Twitter that his “comedic” role in the Ryan Reynolds-headlined movie is that of Jack Hammer, a.k.a. Weasel, who in comic book continuity (and presumably in the film too) is Wade’s tech expert and arms dealer.
UPDATE: Morena Baccarin (Gotham) has also taken to Twitter to reveal that she’s playing the character of Vanessa Carlyle, a.k.a. Copycat…
Deadpool is being directed by Tim Miller and sees Reynolds and Miller joined in the cast by Morena Baccarin (Gotham), Gina Carano (Fast & Furious 6) and Ed Skrein (Game of Thrones). The film is set for release on February 12th 2016 and is one of three X-Men-related movies landing next year, the others being X-Men: Apocalypse and Gambit.
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Originally published March 19, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
