Deadpool 3: Ben Affleck Will Reportedly Reprise Daredevil Role

After rumors of Ben Affleck being on the set of Deadpool 3 came out, one insider has reported that the actor will be playing Daredevil once again.

Will Ben Affleck play Daredevil in Deadpool 3?

Insider CanWeGetSomeToast posted a video on TikTok claiming that Ben Affleck would indeed be reprising his role as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in Deadpool 3. This comes alongside reports of the movie being “the No Way Home” of Fox’s X-Men universe, suggesting that other iterations of Marvel characters from earlier non-MCU films may be present in the movie.

Besides Ryan Reynolds returning as the title character, actors who have been confirmed for the Merc with a Mouth’s third solo film include Karan Soni as Dopinder, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Morena Baccarin as Vanessa, Stefan Kapicic as Colossus, Rob Delaney as Peter, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, and Shioli Kutsuna as Yukio.

Hugh Jackman will also appear in the sequel as Logan/Wolverine, marking his first official appearance in the Deadpool franchise. Archive footage of the actor from 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine was previously used in Deadpool 2.

Additionally, it has been rumored that Jackman will be joined by his original X-Men film trilogy co-stars Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, and James Marsden in the film, who will be reprising their roles as X-Men members Storm, Jean Grey, and Cyclops, respectively.

Emma Corrin and Matthew Macfadyen round out the ensemble cast. Deadpool 3 is currently in production with Shawn Levy at the helm, directing from a screenplay written by the writing team of Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, along with Zeb Wells, Reynolds, and Levy. The hotly-anticipated sequel is scheduled to hit theaters on May 3, 2024.

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