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After years of speculating, in 2022, Marvel Studios confirmed that Deadpool would officially join the MCU for a third installment of the R-rated comic book franchise at the start of Phase Six. This would mark the first official character of the Fox X-Men universe joining the MCU (although Patrick Stewart as a variant Professor X in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness kinda counts too, we suppose).
In addition, another one of Fox’s Marvel characters is joining in for the fun. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jennifer Garner will reportedly return as Elektra in Deadpool 3. Garner first played Elektra in 2003, almost ten years ago, in the Ben Affleck-starring movie Daredevil, as well as in her own spinoff movie, 2005’s Elektra.
It’s also possible Affleck’s Daredevil will make an appearance in the MCU world. Of course, Netflix’s Daredevil played by Charlie Cox has already crossed over to the MCU and will even have his own Disney+ TV series. But the multiverse means the fun never ends, and anyone could show up in Deadpool 3. Either way, we can’t wait to see Jennifer Garner back in Marvel action as Elektra.
But what else should we expect from the “Merc with the Mouth’s” first MCU entry? Here is everything we know so far about Deadpool 3.
Title
Right now, everyone is calling the film Deadpool 3. However, for superpowered mercenary Wade Wilson’s first entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, at least the first official entry, we think they may choose to give it a more creative title.
A recent bout of friendly banter between Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman teases the possibility of the title being Wolverine and Deadpool.
Also “Wolverine and Deadpool”, bub?
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) January 4, 2023
Jackman’s slip of the tongue seems casual, but Reynolds specifically alludes to it in his response. Only time will tell if this exchange means anything at all. We’re pretty sure that Deadpool would like the order reversed, one way or the other.
Deadpool 3‘s Plot
The plot of Deadpool 3 remains a mystery. All we know is that Hugh Jackman is returning as Wolverine, and that it takes place before the feral X-Man’s death in Logan. In fact, Jackman has confirmed that time travel will be involved in the threequel in a big way. One rumor suggests that Loki’s Time Variance Authority, or TVA, will have some involvement. But that remains unconfirmed. (We hope it’s true though).
As most folks know by now, Deadpool’s third solo film will reunite him with his X-Men Origins: Wolverine co-star. Deadpool and Wolverine will work together, although they have made it very clear that these two characters “hate each other.” It will not be a love-fest in this story. But the fact that Deadpool 3 is smack in the middle of the Multiverse Saga should give us all a clue as to what’s going to go down, and probable multiversal shenanigans will ensue.
One team everyone would love to see return in Deadpool 3 is the X-Force. Of course, most of the X-Force didn’t meet happy ends in Deadpool 2. But Deadpool has now moved to the MCU, and hints of multiversal shenanigans are already in the air. And that means anything is possible. In fact, Ryan Reynolds himself raised the question of the X-Force in a recent tweet.
The now-edited version of the tweet is above, but the original read, “X-Force will live forever!” This could just be an excited pronouncement. Or it could it be a red herring. But it could also be a tease of the X-Force in Deadpool 3. Only Reynolds knows for sure.
Deadpool 3‘s Cast
We know Hugh Jackman will return, along with the very obvious Ryan Reynolds. Here’s who else we know about: Karan Soni, cab driver Dopinder, Leslie Uggams, Emma Corrin, and Matthew Macfadyen. Conversely, Zazie Beetz, who played Domino in Deadpool 2, recently confirmed that she would not reprise her role in the third movie.
In exciting news, Morena Baccarin and Stefan Kapicic are reprising their roles as Vanessa and Colossus in Deadpool 3. The family is truly coming together once again. Additionally, Deadline reports that Rob Delaney’s Peter, the human member of the X-Force team, will return in Deadpool 3, as will Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead) and Shioli Kutsuna (Yukio). Jennifer Garner’s Elektra from the 2003 Daredevil Marvel Fox movie is also reported to reprise her role in this MCU film.
Behind the Scenes
Deadpool 3‘s director for this third outing will be Shawn Levy, most recently known for his work on Stranger Things. This would be a reunion for Levy and Reynolds, as the pair previously worked together on the movie Free Guy. Levy is also known for the time travel movie The Adam Project.
On the writing side of things are Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, writers for the popular animated series Bob’s Burgers. The writers for the first two Deadpool films, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, are also contributing to the third film’s screenplay, as is Ryan Reynolds himself.
Deadpool 3 Release Date
Deadpool 3 will arrive on May 3, 2024.
Originally published on January 4, 2023.
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After years of speculating, in 2022, Marvel Studios confirmed that Deadpool would officially join the MCU for a third installment of the R-rated comic book franchise at the start of Phase Six. This would mark the first official character of the Fox X-Men universe joining the MCU (although Patrick Stewart as a variant Professor X in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness kinda counts too, we suppose).
In addition, another one of Fox’s Marvel characters is joining in for the fun. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jennifer Garner will reportedly return as Elektra in Deadpool 3. Garner first played Elektra in 2003, almost ten years ago, in the Ben Affleck-starring movie Daredevil, as well as in her own spinoff movie, 2005’s Elektra.
It’s also possible Affleck’s Daredevil will make an appearance in the MCU world. Of course, Netflix’s Daredevil played by Charlie Cox has already crossed over to the MCU and will even have his own Disney+ TV series. But the multiverse means the fun never ends, and anyone could show up in Deadpool 3. Either way, we can’t wait to see Jennifer Garner back in Marvel action as Elektra.
But what else should we expect from the “Merc with the Mouth’s” first MCU entry? Here is everything we know so far about Deadpool 3.
Title
Right now, everyone is calling the film Deadpool 3. However, for superpowered mercenary Wade Wilson’s first entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, at least the first official entry, we think they may choose to give it a more creative title.
A recent bout of friendly banter between Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman teases the possibility of the title being Wolverine and Deadpool.
Also “Wolverine and Deadpool”, bub?
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) January 4, 2023
Jackman’s slip of the tongue seems casual, but Reynolds specifically alludes to it in his response. Only time will tell if this exchange means anything at all. We’re pretty sure that Deadpool would like the order reversed, one way or the other.
Deadpool 3‘s Plot
The plot of Deadpool 3 remains a mystery. All we know is that Hugh Jackman is returning as Wolverine, and that it takes place before the feral X-Man’s death in Logan. In fact, Jackman has confirmed that time travel will be involved in the threequel in a big way. One rumor suggests that Loki’s Time Variance Authority, or TVA, will have some involvement. But that remains unconfirmed. (We hope it’s true though).
As most folks know by now, Deadpool’s third solo film will reunite him with his X-Men Origins: Wolverine co-star. Deadpool and Wolverine will work together, although they have made it very clear that these two characters “hate each other.” It will not be a love-fest in this story. But the fact that Deadpool 3 is smack in the middle of the Multiverse Saga should give us all a clue as to what’s going to go down, and probable multiversal shenanigans will ensue.
One team everyone would love to see return in Deadpool 3 is the X-Force. Of course, most of the X-Force didn’t meet happy ends in Deadpool 2. But Deadpool has now moved to the MCU, and hints of multiversal shenanigans are already in the air. And that means anything is possible. In fact, Ryan Reynolds himself raised the question of the X-Force in a recent tweet.
The now-edited version of the tweet is above, but the original read, “X-Force will live forever!” This could just be an excited pronouncement. Or it could it be a red herring. But it could also be a tease of the X-Force in Deadpool 3. Only Reynolds knows for sure.
Deadpool 3‘s Cast
We know Hugh Jackman will return, along with the very obvious Ryan Reynolds. Here’s who else we know about: Karan Soni, cab driver Dopinder, Leslie Uggams, Emma Corrin, and Matthew Macfadyen. Conversely, Zazie Beetz, who played Domino in Deadpool 2, recently confirmed that she would not reprise her role in the third movie.
In exciting news, Morena Baccarin and Stefan Kapicic are reprising their roles as Vanessa and Colossus in Deadpool 3. The family is truly coming together once again. Additionally, Deadline reports that Rob Delaney’s Peter, the human member of the X-Force team, will return in Deadpool 3, as will Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead) and Shioli Kutsuna (Yukio). Jennifer Garner’s Elektra from the 2003 Daredevil Marvel Fox movie is also reported to reprise her role in this MCU film.
Behind the Scenes
Deadpool 3‘s director for this third outing will be Shawn Levy, most recently known for his work on Stranger Things. This would be a reunion for Levy and Reynolds, as the pair previously worked together on the movie Free Guy. Levy is also known for the time travel movie The Adam Project.
On the writing side of things are Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, writers for the popular animated series Bob’s Burgers. The writers for the first two Deadpool films, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, are also contributing to the third film’s screenplay, as is Ryan Reynolds himself.
Deadpool 3 Release Date
Deadpool 3 will arrive on May 3, 2024.
Originally published on January 4, 2023.
The post Jennifer Garner’s Elektra to Return in DEADPOOL 3 appeared first on Nerdist.
Aaron Mark’s (Random Unrelated Projects) dark, Sweeney Todd-inspired tale of a serial killing masseuse began in 2015, on the off-Broadway stage with the one-woman play Empanada Loca, starring Daphne Rubin-Vega (In the Heights). Three years later, the writer-creator-director turned it into a Spotify podcast called The Horror of Dolores Roach. Now in its third iteration, Mark and co-showrunner Dara Resnik (Home Before Dark) adapted the story into an eight-episode TV series for Prime Video and Blumhouse.
Dolores Roach (Justina Machado) has been through it. We meet her in 2019 as she’s leaving New York State, having served her 16-year prison sentence for possession with intent and assaulting an officer. Upon release, she takes the unpleasant journey back to her old neighborhood of Washington Heights. However, everything changed while she was away. New establishments line the streets, sidewalks are overrun with hipsters and rich moms, and drug dealers handle not-so-subtle transactions out in the open.
When she goes to her old apartment hoping to see her former boyfriend, Dominic, she finds a young couple occupying it. This overwhelming realization that she doesn’t have a home or anything familiar is just one of many anxiety-inducing sequences. There’s also the maddening fact that she spent almost two decades of her life in prison for marijuana, a drug so common that it’s nearly legal now. (Weed was illegal in New York until 2021.)
Wading through a sea of gentrifiers, Dolores recognizes Empanada Loca, where she finds the new owner Luis Batista (Alejandro Hernandez), a former customer and neighborhood friend who still harbors a mad crush on her. The two catch up over empanadas and weed, and he offers to let her crash in his apartment under the shop. When he finds out that she learned how to give excellent massages in prison, earning the nickname “Magic Hands,” Luis encourages her to put this acquired skill to good use and start her own business as an unlicensed masseuse. And despite only advertising her services on the back of a menu and operating out of a bedroom below an empanada shop, the customers start rolling in.
One of Dolores’ first clients is Luis’ disgruntled landlord Gideon Pearlman (Marc Maron), an older white man who’s the type to be so casually racist that it sets him off when he’s accused of being racist. As seen in the clip released by Prime Video, Pearlman rambles on about the burdens of his job, how he’s from a working-class family and therefore down with the struggle, and how generous he’s being about Luis’ late rent. Dolores tries to keep her cool because he has the power (and intent) to evict them. But he seals his fate when he feels her up.
Dolores’ post-murder mindset goes on a rollercoaster ride of emotions — relieved, exhausted, horrified, and kind of elated. However, she’s quick to accept her actions, immediately going into survival mode, and planning her next move. But her impromptu kill unknowingly helps the shop by providing Luis with Empanada Loca’s new ingredient.
The Horror of Dolores Roach could be a hilarious Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt-type sitcom: an ex-con down on her luck trying to adapt to a new reality while she’s surrounded by eccentric New Yorkers. The tone has the coziness of a fun comedy with its collection of supporting characters. Nellie (Kita Updike, reprising her role from the podcast) is Luis’ one and only employee, often on her phone because business is slow. Then there’s the odd but good-natured delivery guy Jeremiah (K. Todd Freeman) and Caleb (Jeffrey Self), a somewhat stereotypical millennial with privilege and a podcast. We don’t meet Ruthie (Cyndi Lauper) until later but when we do, it’s hard not to love the heavily New York-accented private investigator.
With its blend of dark comedy, drama, and horror, The Horror of Dolores Roach masters the unexpected. An intense moment becomes comical, often turning into something disturbing or heartbreaking. Dolores’ bursts of violence and Luis’ cannibalistic disposal method result in some surprising gore. Hernandez accurately described the series as, “half body horror, half stoner comedy,” with his character taking on the role of weed connoisseur. Naturally, his frustratingly relaxed “everything’s chill, mami” attitude clashes with Dolores’ perfectly valid “I’m going back to jail” anxieties.
Close-up shots and sounds of bloody raw meat, sizzling empanadas, and hands kneading skin create a chilling atmosphere, an impressive accomplishment with the bright and lively Washington Heights. Siddhartha Khosla and Garrett Gonzales, both of whom worked on Only Murders in the Building, enhance and expand on that feeling by alternating somber Sweeney Todd-esque piano, suspense-building violin, and upbeat Latin music. The transition from an orchestral horror score to Daddy Yanky is a trip but an enjoyable one.
The Horror of Dolores Roach is a fascinating exploration of redemption, survival, systemic racism, and gentrification, with some murder, cannibalism, and power dynamics thrown into the mix. This exciting entry into the “good for her” horror sub-genre gives Only Murders in the Building meets Orange Is the New Black, along with its inspiration from Sweeney Todd. The series boasts a culturally diverse cast of talented actors led by Justina Machado and Alejandro Hernandez and their Emmy-worthy performances. The laughs and gasps are so addictive you’ll likely watch all eight episodes in one sitting.
The Horror of Dolores Roach premieres July 7, 2023, on Prime Video.