Late last week, we heard about two new characters that had been confirmed for the long-awaited Deadpool movie: Angel Dust and Colossus. Gina Carano has been confirmed for the role of Angel Dust, and at the time of the announcement, we assumed that Daniel Cudmore would reprise his role as Colossus from the X-Men films.
Apparently not – Cudmore confirmed via Twitter that he would not be involved with Deadpool:
Thanks everyone for all the support for me 2 reprise the role of #Colossus in #Deadpool but unfortunately it won’t be happening for me con’t
— daniel cudmore (@danielcudmore) February 17, 2015
I’ve had a blast playing such an awesome character over the years! #Deadpool will be kick-ass with #TimMiller and @VancityReynolds #BestFans — daniel cudmore (@danielcudmore) February 17, 2015
This is certainly a bummer for fans of the X-Men flicks, as Cudmore has been a mainstay since X2: X-Men United. No word yet on who might replace him, or whether or not we can also expect him to be involved in X-Men: Apocalypse.
Tim Miller is directing the Deadpool movie, with Ryan Reynolds confirmed to star in the title role. The film is scheduled to hit theaters on February 12, 2016.
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