Dafne Keen Rumored To Be In Talks To Return As X-23 For DEADPOOL 3 Prior To The Strikes

Dafne Keen Rumored To Be In Talks To Return As X-23 For DEADPOOL 3 Prior To The Strikes

A new rumor doing the rounds online is claiming that Logan star Dafne Keen was in talks to reprise the role of Laura/X-23 in Deadpool 3 prior to the Hollywood strikes...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 10, 2023 07:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Deadpool & Wolverine

After Dafne Keen's acclaimed performance as Laura/X-23 in 2017's Logan, it was generally assumed that the young actress would get the opportunity to reprise the role down the line. Of course, that was before Disney acquired 20th Century Fox's assets in a highly publicized takeover that same year.

The His Dark Materials star has previously confirmed that there were tentative talks for her to return as Laura in a future project prior to the Disney deal, and it sounds like she may get the opportunity to unleash the claws again in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

According to insider CWGST, Keen was in talks to play an older take on X-23 in Deadpool 3 before the strikes kicked off, and will hopefully resume negotiations once things are finally settled.

"I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high in case it doesn't happen, but I really do hope it does because I loved playing Laura," Keen told ComicBook.com in a 2020 interview. "She holds a very special place in my heart and she's an incredible character. And to be fair, the whole Deadpool 3 situation really, really made me happy because, obviously when Disney bought Fox, I suspected they weren't going to do any more R-rated films, but then greenlighting Deadpool is a great sign for other R-rated movies."

It sounds like it's only going to be a small role, but if things do pan out, we could potentially see Keen suit-up as X-23 in the eventual X-Men reboot.

Deadpool 3 is expected to be similar to The Flash when it comes to its Multiverse elements, with Wilson and Wolverine dropping in on various alternate realities and timelines. It sounds like a lot of other cameos have been lined up, including several X-Men characters (Storm, Cyclops, and Jean Grey among them), and possibly even Channing Tatum and Taylor Kitsch as different Variants of Gambit.

A recent rumor claimed that Liev Schreiber is set to reprise his X-Men Origins: Wolverine role as Victor Creed/Sabertooth. Variants of the Merc With a Mouth are also rumored to appear, including Dogpool, Kidpool, Lady Deadpool, and more.

The one major return that has been confirmed by the trades is Jennifer Garner as Elektra, but it seems speculation that Ben Affleck would be joining her as Daredevil was unfounded.

Morena Baccarin (Vanessa), Karan Soni (Dopinder), Leslie Uggams (Blind Al), Rob Delaney (Peter), Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead) And Shioli Kutsuna (Yukio) will all return as their respective characters, and they'll be joined by franchise newcomers Emma Corrin (The Crown) and Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), whose roles are still under wraps.

Plot details also remain a mystery for now, but Wade and Wolvie are expected to find themselves (trapped?) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A recent report claimed that Loki's TVA, including Agent Mobius (Owen Wilson) and Miss Minutes, will be involved. We have also been led to believe that Wade's MCU debut will be far more integral to Phase 5 and beyond than we first realized.

Shawn Levy is directing Deadpool 3, which is set to hit theaters on September 6, 2024.

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BeNice123
BeNice123 - 9/10/2023, 7:15 PM
Love her…
BeefyTrout
BeefyTrout - 9/10/2023, 7:17 PM
She did a fantastic job growing up
HistoryofMatt
HistoryofMatt - 9/10/2023, 8:40 PM
@BeefyTrout - That's a little creepy.
BeefyTrout
BeefyTrout - 9/10/2023, 8:44 PM
@HistoryofMatt - I know what I'm about, son.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 9/10/2023, 7:20 PM
Really don’t want this to be connected to Logan.
mountainman
mountainman - 9/10/2023, 9:33 PM
@regularmovieguy - It doesn’t have to be. Variants give them the ultimate out. She can play the same character from another universe.
Fogs
Fogs - 9/11/2023, 7:13 AM
@mountainman - That's the nice aspect of the variant thing imo. They can even keep the original films as they were cause it can always be another universe.
mountainman
mountainman - 9/11/2023, 10:11 AM
@Fogs - Yeah whether you like them or not, it allows them to tie them in without being beholden to their continuity.

It was a genius idea actually, even though the execution so far has been less than desirable.

And if they do the post-secret wars reset, it also allows them to keep actors they want, loosely reference old continuity where they want, and give a fresh jumping on point.
Fogs
Fogs - 9/11/2023, 5:25 PM
@mountainman - exactly.
StSteven
StSteven - 9/10/2023, 7:38 PM
Christ between the "DP3" casting and "A:SW' director rumors coming out recently, I'm having a hard time keeping up and my "Well of Snark and Sarcasm" is starting to run low. Time to get a helper monkey. "Mojo?!?"
Deadinside
Deadinside - 9/11/2023, 8:53 AM
@StSteven - Mojo Jo-Jo...Bring on The Powerpuff Girls...☮😜
StSteven
StSteven - 9/11/2023, 6:05 PM
@Deadinside - Actually I was referring to the Mojo from the Simpsons episode where Homer gets a helper monkey and basically turns him into a monkey version of himself:

But, sure, brig on Mojo Jo-Jo. Dude knows how to get shit done, and that's what we need to deal with this unmitigated avalanche of rumors. I mean, c'mon people! I have a job for Christ's sake! No where's my damn monkey?!?
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 9/10/2023, 7:59 PM
Thanks to the strike everything on this site is rumors lol
Jacory
Jacory - 9/11/2023, 9:31 AM
@TheNewYorker - facts
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 9/10/2023, 8:07 PM
Its been a good run, 6 years, but you know...I think I'm kinda done with this site, it has been an joke for several months, but these past few weeks it has become a joke is not even funny anymore...
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 9/10/2023, 8:10 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - Several months?

Not even close.
tylerzero
tylerzero - 9/10/2023, 8:12 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 -

What other comic-book-movie-related websites do you recommend?
Antitrollpatrol
Antitrollpatrol - 9/10/2023, 8:36 PM
@tylerzero - comic book.com they don't have as great dialogue in comments but it's just the news.
Jacory
Jacory - 9/11/2023, 9:32 AM
@TheHumanSpider2 - so done that you just had to make a comment about it on this particular article.
Forthas
Forthas - 9/10/2023, 8:20 PM
That is great news as long as it does not undo the way Logan ended or at least it adds depth to the end of it.
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 9/10/2023, 8:32 PM
Sweet, she was great in Logan.
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/11/2023, 7:42 AM
@WhatIfRickJames - to bad she wasn’t comic accurate speaking Spanish whole time in movie she didn’t do that in comics
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 9/11/2023, 8:29 AM
@dragon316 - the entire movie wasn't comic accurate.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/10/2023, 8:43 PM


She was excellent. If this were done right, it could really work. The new X-Men/FF MCU could use some exciting new characters as opposed to all the lame leftovers they'll be dragging along from the ashes of the Avengers.

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