Japanese Actress Shioli Kutsuna Joins the Cast of ‘Deadpool 2’
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Fox/Marvel’s highly-anticipated follow-up to “Deadpool”, the highest grossing R-rated movie ever, has recently signed Japanese actress Shioli Kutsuna as a key character to join its growing line-up of cast members.
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While the character that Kutsuna will actually be playing has not been revealed, Deadline did confirm that she will have a “key role” in “Deadpool 2”.
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Throughout her acting career, the 24-year-old actress has mostly appeared in Japanese productions, including the Japanese remake of Clint Eastwood’s “Unforgiven”. She did, however, recently star in an indie film called “Oh Lucy!” co-starring Josh Hartnett.
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She will be joining fellow Deadpool newcomers Josh Brolin who will play the mutant Cable, Zazie Beetz as Domino, and Jack Kesy, who’s also in an undisclosed role.
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Ryan Reynolds will be reprising his titular anti-hero role alongside returning cast members Morena Baccarin (Vanessa), Leslie Uggams (Blind Al), Stefan Kapacic (Colossus) and Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead).
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The first film was a surprise massive hit, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film worldwide with a $783 million pull at the box office.
The superhero flick, which will be helmed by director David Leitch, is scheduled to hit theaters on June 1, 2018.
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While the movie is still a year away, excitement for its release has been drummed up since March when its first teaser was released. Entitled “No Good Deed”, the short clip sees the fan-favorite “Merc With A Mouth” responding to a street robbery in his typical meta fashion.
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