'Deadpool 2' Gets 'Atlanta's Beetz as Domino
by EG
The cast of the sequel to Deadpool got a major addition this week. Producer/star Ryan Reynolds announced that actress Zazie Beetz will play Domino, mercenary and member of the mutant team X-Force.
Beetz, a German-born actress best known for her recent role on Atlanta, won the role of Domino over nearly a half dozen other actresses. Reportedly also in the running were such high-profile names as Mary Elizabeth Winstead (10 Cloverfield Lane), Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex), and Sienna Miller (American Sniper).
The casting of Domino is significant because the character is the partner of Cable, a mutant who will likely play a key role in the Deadpool sequel as well as the upcoming X-Force movie. The role of Cable has not yet been cast.
A teaser for the Deadpool sequel has been released in conjunction with Logan, the X-Men film that debuted last week. Deadpool 2 still has no firm release date, though.
The status of the X-Force film is also fuzzy; Reynolds is producing that project, too, and he insists that it's a priority. The only thing we really know for sure is that X-Force is likely to be dark, violent and R-rated, just like its predecessors.