If any big star gets cast as a superhero, or their name is even mentioned online as part of the casting rumor mill, you can always count on BossLogic to drop fan art of what said actor might look like in that iconic costume. And today, he may have outdone himself with a sneak peek at whatZazie Beetzwill look like when she suits up as Domino inDeadpool 2. Says BossLogic about the art he dropped onTwitter.
“Reworked my Domino since it is now official - congrats Zazie Beetz”
The news of Zazie Beetz taking the role of Domino comes after months of speculation. 20th Century Fox finally found their actress to play the Marvel character, hiringAtlantastarZazie Beetz. Star/producerRyan Reynoldsmade the announcement on Twitter yesterday in quite the unusual fashion. He also had some fun dropping his own fan art fashioned from aDeadpoolcomic book cover. This casting surprised many, since there were a number of other candidates mentioned throughout the year leading up to this.
Ryan Reynoldsshared a photo comprised of dominos, which were aligned and digitally altered to spell out the nameZazie Beetz. Domino has long been confirmed for this sequel, with a number of actresses reportedly testing for the role back in October, such asLizzy Caplan,Mary Elizabeth Winstead,Sienna Miller,Sofia Boutella,Stephanie SigmanandSylvia Hoeks. However, shortly after that report,Tim Millerleft the sequel, with the sequel’s focus shifting to find a new director. WithDavid Leitch(John Wick) at the helm, the studio is back in casting mode.
Last month, report surfaced claimingScandalstarKerry Washingtonhad tested for the Domino role, with others such asGugu Mbatha-RawandSienna Millerpassing. Paired with that report was a recent casting call that offered details on Zazie’s character Neena Thurman, with producer’s originally looking for actresses of all ethnicities to play the part. So far, there has been no confirmedCable casting news. And no otherX-Men mutantshave been announced, though some suspect that Hope Summer may also arrive in this sequel.
“Neena is a no-nonsense badass who rarely shows her feeling. Highly capable, supremely confident and armored in… well ARMOR… and bullet-proof sarcasm. But beneath her shell she’s still and vulnerable and some soft, beating remnant of her humanity remains intact. In this scene we need to see both sides. When she can’t get what she needs with insults, bluster and threats we need to see some of that vulnerability. It’s hard for her to let down her guard, and in the mercenary community she grew up in showing compassion is almost embarrassing. We should feel like she’d be more comfortable killing Silberman than saying ‘Please.'”
This casting confirmation came just a day afterMoonlightandHidden Figuresstar Janelle Monae was rumored to be a front-runner for the role. The writers quickly shut that down, though.David Leitchis directingDeadpool 2from a script byRhett ReeseandPaul Wernick, who wrote the originalDeadpoolthat set the box office on fire around this time last year.Zazie Beetzmade her feature film debut in a small role in the 2015 indiesJames WhiteandApplesauce, before going on to star in last year’sWolves. She is best known for playing Van on FX’s breakout comedy seriesAtlanta, and she will next be seen in a number of films in post-producer,Sollers Point,Finding Her,The Undiscovered CountryandSlice. Take a look at the fan art from BossLogic along withRyan Reynolds’ tweets announcingZazie Beetzas Domino inDeadpool 2, which offer the actor’s own take on ‘fan art’.
