DEADPOOL 3: Ben Affleck Not Expected To Appear As Daredevil After All

DEADPOOL 3: Ben Affleck Not Expected To Appear As Daredevil After All

Despite reportedly being spotted on set, it seems Ben Affleck will not be reprising the role of Matt Murdock/Daredevil for Marvel Studios' Deadpool 3 after all...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 03, 2023 07:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Deadpool & Wolverine

Back in June, a report that Ben Affleck, who can currently be seen as Batman (likely for the last time) in The Flash, was spotted on the set of Marvel Studios' Deadpool 3 did the rounds online.

Since it's been confirmed that the R-rated threequel is going to include a bit of Multiversal madness, this understandably led to speculation that Affleck might be set to make an appearance as Matt Murdock/Daredevil, and the news that Jennifer Garner's Elektra will be involved only added fuel to the fire.

However, according to insider Daniel Richtman (via Patreon), Affleck won't be showing up as the Man Without Fear after all.

Affleck returning as Daredevil always did seem unlikely, since the actor has never looked back particularly fondly on his time as the Hell's Kitchen vigilante That said, he's always had a sense of humor about it at the same time, so a fun cameo wouldn't have been too big a stretch.

We do know that Deadpool 3 is going to be quite similar to The Flash when it comes to its Multiverse elements, with Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) and Wolverine (Logan) dropping in on various alternate realities and timelines. Even if Affleck's take on Murdock doesn't appear, 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.

Several Variants of the Merc With a Mouth are also rumored to appear, including Dogpool, Kidpool, Lady Deadpool, and more.

What do you make of this update? Were you looking forward to seeing Affleck back in the costume as Daredevil, or were you always sceptical about his potential return? Drop us a comment down below.

Deadpool 3: Elektra and Daredevil rumored casting - Is it true?

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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TheLobster
TheLobster - 9/3/2023, 7:10 PM
Yeah, never bought this for a second anyways lol
tb86
tb86 - 9/3/2023, 7:20 PM
Too bad, even if it was just a one shot cameo, it might have been good for a laugh.
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 9/3/2023, 7:24 PM
*Quicksilver Accent* You didn't see that coming?
Timerider
Timerider - 9/3/2023, 7:31 PM
If Mark Ruffalo is in this, we’re getting a 13 going on 30 and The Adam Project reunion of Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner. Does Dr. Banner start dating Elektra in that universe? Hmmm
76cidgrad
76cidgrad - 9/3/2023, 7:31 PM
I thought Affleck did a great job playing Matt Murdock/Daredevil. The faults in the movie weren't his.
Spike101
Spike101 - 9/4/2023, 2:22 AM
@76cidgrad - agreed
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/3/2023, 7:39 PM

It smells like Disney is gonna overstuff this movie and ruin it.

I love the MCU, but I no longer trust Mickey the Rat.

CoHost
CoHost - 9/3/2023, 7:41 PM
@DocSpock - Rats, eh?

KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 9/3/2023, 8:05 PM
@DocSpock - good things it's all rumors and nothing confirmed!
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/3/2023, 8:22 PM
@KaptainKhaos -

My wife tells everyone that about me.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 9/3/2023, 7:39 PM
I heard Dolph Lundgren's Punisher and Bill Bixby's dead corpse will appear
StSteven
StSteven - 9/3/2023, 8:30 PM
@bobevanz - Seriously?I heard the exact same thing. Along with Nick Hammond's Spider-Man, Japanese Spider-Man, Corman's F4 cast, '90 Cap, and the reanimated cast of "The Golden Girls" (gotta be a Wade thing).

Seriously, at this point the ONLY characters I actually believe are really in "DP3" are DP and Wolverine, because that's all I've seen in pics (not even sure about those cast listings/rumors/fan wishes). Until I've seen more, as far as I'm concerned this movie solely consists of DP and Wolvie, in costume, walking through a desert, and having a tussle at some point. For 2 1/2 hours. That's it. And I'm totally fine with that. everything else on top of that is bonus.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 9/3/2023, 10:17 PM
@bobevanz - I heard David Hasslehoffs Nick Fury also appears
Spike101
Spike101 - 9/4/2023, 2:24 AM
@AnthonyVonGeek - as long as he’s the opening sequence a dies a horrible death 😉
GhostDog
GhostDog - 9/3/2023, 7:46 PM
Multiverse stuff is getting tired
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 9/3/2023, 7:52 PM
You mean some rando on twitter who said he heard through a reliable source was wrong?

cheeseburger
cheeseburger - 9/3/2023, 7:58 PM
Never say never. Why would he tell anyone he would? Kinda spoils things wouldn’t it
BraxtonHicks
BraxtonHicks - 9/3/2023, 8:12 PM
Stock footage.
Madman
Madman - 9/3/2023, 8:18 PM
Honestly with how ruined his body was in his movie, 20 years later in-universe he’s either getting around via walker/wheelchair or dead.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 9/3/2023, 8:45 PM
I thought the rumor was him being in secret wars not deadpool
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 9/3/2023, 9:09 PM
Considering it came after the Elektra news, not surprising.
EgoEgor
EgoEgor - 9/3/2023, 9:38 PM
A rumor turns out to be false? SHOCKING!!!

Maybe this site and other movie sites should stop reporting an substantiated rumors, which are clearly just made to get people this site. Maybe we should have some integrity and stop posting unsubstantiated nonsense.

CBM & those other sites:
ThouBear8
ThouBear8 - 9/4/2023, 1:15 AM
@EgoEgor - lol don't hold your breath on that
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 9/3/2023, 10:19 PM
Who
Gives
A
Rat’s
Ass
BoW
BoW - 9/4/2023, 12:11 AM
@WhatIfRickJames - You did.
Origame
Origame - 9/3/2023, 10:54 PM
Huh. Seems odd they'd bring back Gardner and not Affleck. And it's not like there's no way to convince him, especially since Gardner is coming back and they're very close.
The72nd
The72nd - 9/3/2023, 11:00 PM
This cameo shit is getting so old. People barely view them as movies anymore, just vehicles to remember shit from the past
cyclopstb
cyclopstb - 9/4/2023, 8:37 AM
I knew he wasn’t coming back as Daredevil
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