Karan Soni to return as taxi driver Dopinder in ‘Deadpool 3’

Indian American actor Karan Soni will return for “Deadpool 3” alongside Ryan Reynolds.

Soni, 34, will reprise his role as the beloved taxi driver Dopinder, reported Deadline. Fellow “Deadpool” actor Leslie Uggams, 79, will also return as fan favorite Blind Al.

Shawn Levy is set to direct the highly anticipated sequel to 2018’s “Deadpool 2,” while its script will be penned by Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese and Zeb Wells. Reynolds, Levy and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige will serve as the film’s producers.

In addition to Soni, Reynolds and Uggams, the cast of “Deadpool 3” will include Hugh Jackman (“X-Men Origins: Wolverine”), Emma Corrin (“The Crown”) and Matthew Macfadyen (“Succession”), among others.

Fans of Soni can look forward to the “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” sequel “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” in which Soni voices Pavitr Prabhakar, also known as Spider-Man India. The animated movie will hit cinemas on June 2.