The stills from the filming of Deadpool 3 are everywhere. They feature Deadpool in a more comic book accurate costume and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine in a classic yellow suit. While Jackman's return is triumphant for all X-Men fans, not much attention has been paid to other characters that will appear in this movie. Namely, the villains from the original X-Men films.
Recently I met with a member of the Deadpool 3 crew who was flown back to L. A. after the SAG-AFTRA strike began and put an end to the film's production in Pinewood, UK. I have been told some pretty crazy things.
First of all, Sabretooth is back. We're talking specifically about the version from the very first X-Men film released in 2000. Tyler Mane was on the set in Pinewood. Kevin Feige was adamant that Sabretooth returns since he is Wolverine's nemesis.
Another villain who is coming back is Toad. Ray Park is back after 23 years, reprising his role from the 2000 X-Men movie. If the claims of the crew member are to be believed, Toad will be killed off in this movie.
Aaron Stanford returns as John Allerdyce aka Pyro from X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand. He too will have apparently a more comic book accurate suit.
Last but not least, James Marsden who played Cyclops in the OG X-Men trilogy was seen on the set as well. He was filming Sonic 3 in Pinewood quite close to there the Deadpool sequel was being filmed. Fingers crossed Cyclops puts on his visor again.
Rick Bernards