Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Deadpool & Wolverine” director Shawn Levy shut down rumors on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that Patrick Stewart was going to return as Charles Xavier/Professor X in the record-breaking Marvel blockbuster.
While several actors who once played superheroes in Fox-backed Marvel movies popped up in the movie, from Jennifer Garner’s Elektra to Wesley Snipes’ Blade, Stewart was “never considered” to reunite with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine on screen. “Never even discussed,” Levy said when asked about Stewart’s rumored return. “And it was studied.
Studied by Emma Corrin big time because the Cassandra sibling-hood to Professor X is really interesting to us. But no, never discussed.
Never, never considered.” Fans thought Stewart might be back as Professor X in “Deadpool & Wolverine” due to his rich history of starring opposite Jackman in several “X-Men” movies dating back to the 2000 original.
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