Summary
With X-23 set to appear inDeadpool & Wolverine,Loganactress Dafne Keen teases her heroine potentially suiting up in theMarvel Cinematic Universefilm. One of the recent surprises to be revealed abouttheDeadpool & Wolverinecastwas the return of Keen as Laura, a.k.a. X-23, which was her breakout role in 2017’sLogan. More than half a decade later, X-23 is taking part in the MCU’s newest movie adventure, reuniting with herLoganco-star Hugh Jackman.
In a new interview withThe Hollywood Reporter, Keen opened up more about reprising the role ofX-23 inDeadpool & Wolverine. During her chat with the trade, Keen talked aboutthe photo she and Jackman took togetherfor their reunion while also, interestingly enough, bringing up how she had gone in for a costume fitting, fueling speculation that Laura may finally get her own super suit:
That was a day that I’d gone in for a costume-fitting, and Shawn, Ryan, and Hugh were in Shawn’s office, and they wanted to run a scene, and they were like ‘Oh, we should just bring Dafne in because she’s in the studio.’
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Why Giving Dafne Keen’s X-23 A New Costume In Deadpool & Wolverine Would Make Sense
Deadpool & Wolverineis the perfect chance to give Keen’s Laura her own superhero costume. The MCU movie is essentially a tribute tothe originalX-Menmovie timeline, as that series of films has finished its run and theX-Men rights are back with Marvel Studios. SinceLoganwas one of the final movies of that franchise, it was always a big mystery if Keen would ever get to play X-23 again.
Now that Keen is grown-up,Deadpool & Wolverinewill be able to follow an adult version of Laura, who may have at this point adapted a superhero moniker, which would require a costume. Given how Jackman is donning the iconic Wolverine costume in the movie, it would only be fitting if the story also tackled giving X-23 a live-action suit. If Keen also has a substantial role inDeadpool & Wolverine, it would be shocking if she didn’t have a costume at some point.
With only a few days left beforethe release ofDeadpool & Wolverine, the answers about whether or not X-23 gets a suit will be given soon enough. The bigger question, however, is if this will be Keen’s final time playing Laura, or if she may be showing up in the MCU again as part of theX-Menreboot. Whatever the case, Keen’s return as the Marvel heroine inDeadpool & Wolverineis sure to be an exciting part of the upcoming Phase 5 movie.
Deadpool & Wolverine
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A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
