Karan Soni and Leslie Uggams are joining star Ryan Reynolds in the next Deadpool sequel for Marvel. Soni and Uggams played respective fan favorites Dopinder and Blind Al in the first two parts of the blockbuster series. They work along with Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, and Matthew Macfadyen.
Shawn Levy is to direct, with Paul Wernick & Rhett Reese writing it with Zeb Wells. Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin wrote a previous draft of the film. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige along with Reynolds and Levy work as producers. This will mark the first Deadpool film in which Marvel Studios will work hand in hand with Reynolds and Team Deadpool. Feige’s involvement comes after he helped revamp the Spider-Man franchise when he came on to help in the creative effort for that Sony series.
As for Soni and Uggams, both are set to reprise their roles that fans of the franchise can’t get enough of. Soni plays the hero’s cab-driving sidekick, and Uggams is the smartass roommate who seems to be at the center of the movie’s best jokes.
