DEADPOOL 2 Reportedly Signs Actor Jack Kesy as a Villain


DEADPOOL 2 will begin filming this summer with the screenwriters, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, from the first film returning as well as lead actor Ryan Reynolds taking on the role as one of the sequel's producers. Director David Leitch is now at the helm and Deadline is reporting actor Jack Kesy (THE STRAIN) has been signed on to play an undisclosed villain role in the movie. They think he could be Tom Cassidy, a.k.a. Black Tom, who, in the comics, is a mutant that can manipulate and project energy derived from plants (seriously).

As for rounding out the DEADPOOL 2 cast (so far): actor Josh Brolin will debut the mutant Cable, actress Zazie Beetz will debut the mutant Domino, Morena Baccarin returns as Vanessa, T.J. Miller as Weasel, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Stefan Kapacic as the voice of Colossus, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Karan Soni as Deadpool's taxi driver Dopinder.