![]() ![]() She is represented by Gersh, which did not respond to the Tracking Board’s inquiries in the 24 hours leading up to the announcement of Beetz’s casting. With Domino now not only confirmed to be appearing in Deadpool 2, as Atlanta star Zazie Beetz has been officially cast in the role, CBR thought it would be a good time to fill you all in on the character’s long and tangled comic book history. In addition to her role in the Golden Globe-winning FX series Atlanta she can be seen in the upcoming A24 comedy Slice starring Chance the Rapper. We’ll just have to wait until Reynolds takes to Twitter and comes up with a fun pun to reveal who will be playing Cable.īeetz has numerous film credits including the drama Wolves starring Michael Shannon and Carla Gugino. She sought out Project Armageddon in the Florida Everglades, and there, she found not only the truth about her past but that she also has a brother. Kyle Chandler, David Harbour and Nathan Fillion’s names have been circulating through the rumor mill, but nothing has been locked in yet. Domino Has A Brother Domino learned of her tragic past as an adult when she went looking for her long-lost mother and discovered that she had been engineered as a weapon. In addition to the now-resolved rumors of the Domino casting, the role of time-traveling telekinetic soldier Cable has been the source of rumors as well. Exclusive: ‘Deadpool 2’ Domino Shortlist Includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ruby Rose UPDATED By Adam Chitwood. The casting for Deadpool 2 has been a hot topic of late. Leitch is taking over directing duties from Tim Miller, who guided the first Deadpool to record-breaking box office for an R-rated film. Leitch ( John Wick) is set to direct from a script by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick and Drew Goddard. Whether this new film will continue the Fox storyline/original plans remains to be seen, but Reynolds’ Deadpool 2 co-star Zazie Beetz is expecting to make her return as Domino, with the actress. In other words, she is his frenemy with benefits. Through her run, the character has been an ally, friend, lover, and sometimes enemy of Deadpool. In the comics, Domino (aka Neena Thurman) has a distinct black and white look and has the ability to manipulate luck through the government experiment “Project: Armageddon.” She first appeared in the 1992 comic book X-Force. ![]() However, when all was said and done, Beetz nabbed the role. Fox executives and director David Leitch had been seeking an actress of color, with Janelle Monae, Ruth Negga, Kerry Washington and Gugu Mbatha-Raw among the possibilities. Rumors have been circulating for weeks about who would nab the role of the former mercenary. RUMOR: I’ve heard that ATLANTA star ZAZIE BEETZ tested for the role of Domino in DEADPOOL 2 and the studio likes her. Reynolds confirmed a rumor posted an hour earlier on Twitter by the Tracking Board’s own editor in chief Jeff Sneider, who decided against publishing a speculative casting story on the word of a single source, given how many rumors about Domino’s casting turned out to be wrong. Just so you know, whilst we may receive a commission or other compensation from the links on this. John Wicks David Leitch Directing Deadpool 2. And, perhaps, given the increased profile (and, just maybe, a new attitude courtesy of Deadpool 2‘s screenwriters), Domino might be about to have her time in the spotlight.True to form, Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter today and dropped a puzzling message written in domino dots that, when deciphered, announced that Atlanta star Zazie Beetz would be taking on the coveted role of Domino in DEADPOOL 2.ĭomino Effect. Deadpool 2: Casting Shortlist For Domino Revealed. ![]() (The artist on the second series was Brian Stelfreeze, currently working on Black Panther with Ta-Nehisi Coates.)įor the most part, however, Domino’s comic book adventures have been restrained to the X-Force titles, with occasional guest appearances in other comics across the decades - although, with a movie appearance in the offing, that might be about to change. 98, with a three-issue series in 1997 and a four-issue series in 2003. That’s not to say that she’s never had her own comic book in fact, she’s had two since her 1991 debut in The New Mutants No. Domino has yet to be given a distinctive story of her own with which to break out and prove her own worth. She’s essentially a remodel of Black Widow with some Wolverine narrative DNA (she, too, is the result of a secret government program to create the ultimate weapon) and the “good luck” powers of an earlier Marvel character, Longshot. ![]() If that seems harsh, it’s worth pointing out that Domino duplicates elements of other, more beloved, comic book characters. ![]()
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