After more than five years away from the big screen, the Merc with the Mouth is on his way back to theaters. Deadpool is now a proper part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Ryan Reynolds has been hard at work filming the third installment in his highly successful franchise. Following an extended pause in filming due to the writers’ and actors’ strikes, Deadpool 3 is back in production.

Joining Reynolds and Jackman are The Crown’s Emma Corrin, who will play a major villain highly suspected to be Cassandra Nova, and Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen as a “third wheel” character to Deadpool and Wolverine. Returning actors from the franchise’s previous entries include Morena Baccarin and Stefan Kapicic as Vanessa and the voice of Colossus, respectively, and Brianna Hildebrand and Shioli Kutsuna as Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio respectively. Rob Delaney, who appeared in Deadpool 2 as Peter, X-Force’s only human member, is also set to return.

It was reported in March 2023 that the Time Variance Authority from the MCU Disney+ show Loki would also be featured in Deadpool 3, although the rumor has not been officially confirmed. In July 2023, it was reported that Jennifer Garner would play Elektra again in Deadpool 3, although the actress denied the rumor during interviews for her Netflix movie Family Switch. Leaked set photos from December 2023 hint that the characters Sabretooth and Toad will return for the film, although it’s still unknown if X-Men’s Tyler Maine and Ray Park will return to play them, respectively.