Robert Downey Jr. cameo was written for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ but ‘MCU clearly had bigger plans’
nypost.comreturn to Marvel as Doctor Doom, the creators of “Deadpool & Wolverine” explored the possibility of bringing him back as Tony Stark.
Director Shawn Levy revealed that almost everyone approached for a cameo in the film agreed to participate, including Jennifer Garner (Elektra), Henry Cavill (The “Cavillrine” Wolverine variant) and Wesley Snipes (Blade).
However, one major cameo didn’t materialize. “That’s true,” co-writer Rhett Reese told the Hollywood Reporter in an interview about rumors of a Downey, 59, cameo. “That’s definitely something we were toying with.”“There is a script.
We have the Downey draft,” co-writer Paul Wernick confirmed to the outlet.In the scene the audiences see in theaters, Deadpool/Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) travels to the Avengers Tower in 2018 to meet with Happy Hogan (“Iron Man” director Jon Favreau) and inquires if Tony Stark will be joining them.
Read more on nypost.com