Deadpool 3 Trailer Reveals First Look At Major New X-Men Villain As Powerful As Professor X

Marvel have finally released Deadpool 3‘s first trailer, and the new title – Deadpool & Wolverine – in parallel with Super Bowl LVIII, packing in Marvel movie references and promising a multiverse story for Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson. Crucially, as well as centering the dynamic between Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s returning Wolverine, Deadpool & Wolverine’s trailer also introduces a major new villain drawn from Marvel Comics.

Deadpool & Wolverine‘s packed cast had partly been a secret, with question marks over the specific roles of big-name actors like Succession‘s Matthew Macfadyen and The Crown‘s Emma Corrin. Various set leaks also pointed towards the involvement of several returning actors from the Fox movie timeline, including Jennifer Garner’s Elektra, but the Deadpool & Wolverine first look only revealed the surprise return of X-Men 2 and The Last Stand‘s Aaron Stanford (Pyro). In a not-unexpected reveal, the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine‘s villain has also been confirmed by a brief first look at X-Men character Cassandra Nova, who may be key to Wade Wilson’s TVA-sponsored mission in The Void.

Who Is Deadpool 3 Villain Cassandra Nova?

The bald-headed, hugely powerful Marvel villain, who boasts psychic and telekinetic abilities, is a “Mummudrai,” a species of parasites that embody the exact opposite of their “twin”, appearing in-utero shortly before birth. Nova is introduced in Marvel Comics as the “twin” of the unborn Charles Xavier – hence the bald look – copying his DNA and creating its own host body. While not a true biological twin, Nova is essentially an exact copy of Xavier, and managed to survive his immediate attempt to kill her. Her ultimate goal was killing Charles Xavier, believing that to be the key to mastering the universe.

Who Plays Cassandra Nova In Deadpool & Wolverine

The Crown star Emma Corrin plays Cassandra Nova in Deadpool & Wolverine. The British-born actor has also appeared in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, (2022) My Policeman (2022), and AMurder at the End of the World (2023). They previously spoke about being cast in Deadpool 3, saying they “feel really excited to play a villain” in the upcoming sequel. Shawn Levy approached Corrin after seeing them perform on stage:

“I’d heard about the project but, classic Marvel, they couldn’t tell me anything about it. Absolutely nothing. Zilch. So I met him being like, ‘I don’t know what this is about.’”

“It’s a phenomenon, and I feel really lucky to be part of it. Especially Deadpool, because I love the fact that it’s self-aware, and critical of its own inner-workings.”

Deadpool & Wolverine

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A sequel to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first film in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox. Ryan Reynolds is returning to play the character, alongside Hugh Jackman, reprising his Wolverine role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time. 

Release Date

July 26, 2024

Director

Shawn Levy

Cast

Ryan Reynolds , Hugh Jackman , Morena Baccarin , Brianna Hildebrand , Jennifer Garner