‘Deadpool 3’ Adds ‘The Crown’s Emma Corrin

‘The Crown’s Emma Corrin will be a Villain in ‘Deadpool 3’

Looks like Logan and Wade (AKA Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds) have found someone (else) to fight in the new superhero sequel.

Emma Corrin in Netflix's 'The Crown' Season 4.

We’ve been told more than once that the most antagonistic combination in ‘Deadpool 3’ is likely to be Ryan Reynolds’ Wade Wilson (AKA the titular Deadpool) and his longtime obsession, Logan/Wolverine, played in a surprise return by Hugh Jackman.

The real life pals’ online rivalry will spill out into the movie as Jackman has promised that Wolverine will be no fan of Deadpool. But it appears they will also find common ground facing off against a bigger threat.

Deadline reports that Emma Corrin, who broke out playing Princess Diana on Season 4 of Royal Family drama ‘The Crown’, is set to play a villain in the new movie.

Naturally, no one is saying anything about the character so far, which means the internet is already frothily speculating on who they might play––especially if Team Deadpool is considering a Marvel Comics character. Emma Frost? Whoever they end up as, Corrin will bring quality to the role––they have also been seen in the likes of ‘My Policeman’ and Netflix’s recent adaptation of ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’.

Reynolds welcomed the new addition in typically silly social media style…

Deadpool 3: What do we know so far?

‘Deadpool 3’ has been in the works for a while now, with Reynolds naturally driving development. Animation veterans Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin worked on the early drafts of the script, and more recently, regular ‘Deadpool’ writer duo Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick came aboard to help Reynolds get it into shooting shape. Because as we know, the screenplays for these movies are usually heavily reliant on the star and others riffing as well as established pages.

The Wolverine announcement came last year, as did word that director Shawn Levy––who has now worked with Reynolds on ‘Free Guy’ and Netflix action pic ‘The Adam Project’––would be taking the reins on the new movie.

It’s exciting for Marvel fans, as this movie will mark the first time Deadpool will be properly in the MCU, and studio boss Kevin Feige is involved as one of its producers. Oh, so many targets for Deadpool to crack wise about…

Right now, ‘Deadpool 3’ is set for release on November 8th, 2024.

Emma Corrin in Netflix's 'The Crown' Season 4.

Emma Corrin and Robert Eggers’ 'Nosferatu'

In related Corrin news, they have also landed another role (one which necessitated the ‘Deadpool’ team figuring out schedules before they could commit).

Corrin will be part of the cast for ‘The Northman’ director Robert Eggers’ take on classic vampire tale ‘Nosferatu’.

The new movie is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman (Lily-Rose Depp) in 19th century Germany and the ancient Transylvanian vampire (Bill Skarsgård) who stalks her, bringing untold horror with him.

Nicholas Hoult and Willem Dafoe are also aboard the fanged film, though we don’t yet know exactly what they or Corrin will be playing.

‘Nosferatu’ is inspired by F. W. Murnau’s 1922 silent horror feature of the same name. It was given that title, which is derived from an archaic Romanian name for vampire, following a copyright spat with the estate of Bram Stoker, the Irish novelist who wrote ‘Dracula’ in 1897. Murnau’s vampire was renamed Count Orlok.

Eggers, who also wrote the script, is scheduled to start shooting next month in Europe.