Robert Downey Jr. cameo was written for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ but ‘MCU clearly had bigger plans’
nypost.comreturn to Marvel as Doctor Doom, the creators of “Deadpool & Wolverine” explored the possibility of bringing him back as Tony Stark.
Director Shawn Levy revealed that almost everyone approached for a cameo in the film agreed to participate, including Jennifer Garner (Elektra), Henry Cavill (The “Cavillrine” Wolverine variant) and Wesley Snipes (Blade).
However, one major cameo didn’t materialize. “That’s true,” co-writer Rhett Reese told the Hollywood Reporter in an interview about rumors of a Downey, 59, cameo. “That’s definitely something we were toying with.”“There is a script.
We have the Downey draft,” co-writer Paul Wernick confirmed to the outlet.In the scene the audiences see in theaters, Deadpool/Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) travels to the Avengers Tower in 2018 to meet with Happy Hogan (“Iron Man” director Jon Favreau) and inquires if Tony Stark will be joining them.
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