December 22, 2024 11:59 AM

'Deadpool 2' Casts Breakout Female Lead Star Zazie Beetz As An Iconic Super Hero

Ryan Reynolds, one of the stars of "Deadpool 2" made an official announcement over Twitter about the film's "domino effect". One of his posts spelled out a photo of a new actress from "Atlanta", and it revealed the breakout female lead star, Zazie Beetz who will be joining the movie as Domino.

Beetz bagged the Marvel character Domino, a kind of mutant which has the real name, Neena Thurman. She bears the power of telekinesis and she is also part of the mercenary groups like Six Pack and X-Force. Apparently, Beetz has been known for portraying roles as Van in FX's "Atlanta" and she used to play as the best friend of Glover, Variety reported.

Further, Beetz will partner with the villain Cable who happened to made appearance during the sequel's post-credit scenes. In the X-men mythology, Domino and Deadpool will be working and immediately crossed paths during the time she works solo.

As per Independent, "Deadpool 2" castings was one of the reasons why the original director Tim Miller left the film and paved way for David Leitch, "John Wick" co-director to hold the project.

As of now, there are only a few details which were revealed about the movie. The film will also have its original screenwriters in the person of Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Both of them will be returning to pen the sequel.

Just recently, Fox also teased the film with a short clip of "Logan." Later on, Reynolds also made a post on his YouTube page which featured a cut scene of "Deadpool 2." As of now, the production of the film is still underway and there is much time yet for them to prepare for it.

Further, the film is expected to hit theaters by March 2, 2018, and the "Atlanta" star is one of the most anticipated debut characters that you guys should watch out for.

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