Zazie Beetz Confirmed She is Not Returning as Domino in ‘Deadpool 3’: “Well, I’m Actually Not in It”

The major member of Deadpool’s X-Force is not returning in the upcoming film. Zazie Beetz, who played the role of Domino, a mercenary with the mutant ability to manipulate luck, confirmed that she is not reprising her role in Marvel’s ‘Deadpool 3,’ directed by Shawn Levy. Although she won’t be part of the film, she expressed her excitement to watch the movie despite her absence from it.

Zazie Beetz Excited to Watch ‘Deadpool 3’ Despite Not Returning as Domino

In an interview with Decider, while asking about Beetz’s return in Deadpool 3, Beetz said, “Well, I’m actually not in ‘Deadpool 3,’ so I don’t know what they’re doing [about improvisation]. I’m assuming they’re probably taking a pause. […] I’m excited to watch it.“

Deadpool 3 filming is happening at Pinewood Studios in London. Most recently, Jackman arrived in London, where he was sporting his classic Wolverine beard for the film. In the film, Ryan Reynolds will reprise his role as Wade Wilson/Deadpool, alongside Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Karan Soni as Dopinder, Morena Baccarin as Vanessa Carlysle, Stefan Kapičić as Piotr Rasputin/Colossus, Rob Delaney as Peter, Shioli Kutsuna as Yukio, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, and new additions Emma Corrin and Matthew Macfadyen. The script is penned by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Zeb Wells, Reynolds, and Levy.

Marvel Fully Supports R-Rated ‘Deadpool 3’ According to Screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick

According to screenwriters Reese and Wernick, Marvel is very supportive of keeping Deadpool 3 R-rated. “It’s a thrill,” Reese said. “It’s an absolute thrill to have the band back together, to have a new backdrop in the MCU with new characters, new villains, that kind of thing. You know, it’s never a marriage we necessarily saw coming—Fox and Disney—that was an external thing [separate] from our storytelling process. But we’re absolutely finding the serendipity and the gold in that situation, or we’re trying to.”

Beetz will star in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux,’ the sequel to 2019’s Joker. She will reprise her role as Sophie Dumond, appearing alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. Directed by Todd Phillips and written by Phillips and Scott Silver, the film will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 4, 2024. Beetz about acting with Lady Gaga on ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’: “She has such a huge persona on stage, and in how she presents herself to the world, but on set, she just felt like a regular person. When we were filming, she wasn’t the character of Gaga, but instead, she was Stefani.”

Deadpool 3 hits theaters on May 3, 2024.