Reynolds also recently tweeted a photo of Deadpool hanging around the X-Mansion, while the film began shooting last month. Several characters from the original film are set to return for the sequel.Beetz joins Reynolds and Josh Brolin, who has been cast as Cable. IGN spoke to director David Leitch at San Diego Comic-Con to discuss Brolin's transformation into the mutant.
Deadpool will hit theaters on June 1, 2018, as one of three X-Men universe films set to be released next year. Jonathon Dornbush is an Associate Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter @jmdornbush