DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Director Shawn Levy Confirms Which Marvel Actors Were Not Invited to Return

Deadpool and Wolverine We’ve seen a ton of cameos from Marvel movies of the past, mostly from 20th Century Fox. Fans everywhere were left speechless when Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Garner, Channing Tatum, Dafne Keen, and Chris Evans appeared on screen as their former Marvel characters. But despite all the returning actors, there were a few that didn’t make the cut. Some actors (surprisingly) were never called back by Marvel. When they appeared on Josh Horowitz’s series, Happy Sad Confused In the podcast, director Shawn Levy confirmed who he asked to return and which actors he never thought to ask back.

Sir Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier

Rumors have been swirling all year about Patrick Stewart returning as Professor X. Yet despite those rumors, Shawn Levy never really considered Stewart returning for Deadpool and Wolverine. On the Happy Sad Confused In his podcast, Levy even said, “It was never about him.” He did, however, clarify that actress Emma Corin, who plays Xavier’s evil twin sister Cassandra Nova, had studied her performance carefully.

Liev Schreiber as Sabretooth

Although Liev Schreiber is currently working with Shawn Levy on another project, the director has confirmed that he never invited him back as Sabretooth. He played a version of the savage mutant killer in X-Men Origins: WolverineHis return was canceled simply because one of the film’s writers, Zeb Wells, had a soft spot for Tyler Mane’s version of the original. X-Men.

The original X-Men Casting

Speaking of the OG X-Men Despite all the online reports that Halle Berry, James Marsden, Famke Janssen, and Anna Paquin would be reprising the roles of Storm, Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Rogue, Shawn Levy has said that he never considered having them play. This only fuels the spotlight that Kevin Feige is considering “retiring” them in another project.

James McAvoy as Professor Charles Xavier

Another Charles Xavier, James McAvoy, also confirmed that they never invited him back. However, he had to give his consent for his footage to be used in the end credits montage. He said VarietyWhen asked if Marvel Studios might return, “No, no, no, no. Not this one. I don’t think so. If there was a world, they clearly threw that idea out the window before they called me, so no.”

Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider

He’s not an X-Men character, or even a Fox Marvel hero, but Ryan Reynolds has confirmed that he had conversations with Nicolas Cage back as Ghost Rider. He didn’t really elaborate on what happened to those conversations. All Reynolds told Collider “It definitely sparked a conversation. Yeah, but no.” Maybe Cage didn’t want another CGI Superman situation like in The Flash? We wouldn’t blame him.

We wouldn’t be shocked to hear about other cut cameos, or characters that weren’t even considered. But hey, Avengers: Secret Wars It could be everyone! It’s not too late to see the old Marvel actors one last time.