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EXCLUSIVE: With the final season of his hit HBO series Succession premiering Sunday, Matthew Macfadyen appears to have found his follow-up project, as sources say Emmy-winning Deadline is the latest addition to Marvel Studios’ Deadpool 3. Ryan Reynolds returns to star with The Crown’s Hugh Jackman and Emma Corrin are also on board. It is not known who will play Macfadyen.
Shawn Levy is on board to direct, while Paul Wernick & Rhett Reese return to write the screenplay. Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin wrote an earlier draft. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige will serve as producers alongside Reynolds and Levy.
This will be the first Deadpool film to see Marvel Studios working hand-in-hand with Reynolds and Team Deadpool. Cowardly involvement comes after helping revamp the Spider-Man franchise when he came to help with the creative efforts for that Sony series.
Macfadyen is best known for his role as Tom, Shiv Roy’s husband, on the Emmy-winning series Succession. Macfadyen’s final season earned him an Emmy and a BAFTA for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama, and the final season premiered last Sunday to massive ratings.
He recently starred in Stonehouse and is currently filming Holland, Michigan with Nicole Kidman.
He is represented by UTA and Hamilton Hodell.