Potential Delay of Deadpool 3’s May 2024 Release Date Due to Actor Strike; Film Progress Halved with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Lead Roles

Deadpool 3 is reportedly being delayed.

The latest instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series was slated for release in May 2024.

However, according to Deadline, the film – which stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman – is unlikely to make the May 3 release date as it was only halfway finished when production was halted in July due to the Screen Actors Guild walkout.

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Since Captain America: Brave New World is further along, it’s been suggested that the film could move back to its original May 3 release date to fill the Deadpool gap.

The film is currently scheduled for July 26, 2024.

Hold it! Deadpool 3 is reportedly being delayed. The latest instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series was slated for release in May 2024. However, according to Deadline, the film – which stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman – is unlikely to make the May 3 release date as it was only halfway finished when production was halted in July due to the Screen Actors Guild walkout; a snap from Deadpool 2

Release: Director Shawn Levy recently cast doubt on them being finished in time to make the release date. He told The Wrap: ‘I wish I knew. I don’t even know if we officially have [a release date]. I know we were gonna be May 3

Director Shawn Levy recently cast doubt on them being finished in time to make the release date.

He told The Wrap: ‘I wish I knew. I don’t even know if we officially have [a release date]. I know we were gonna be May 3.

‘Certainly, the actors’ strike and the long pause in production have put that release date in true risk. We’ve shot half the movie. I’ve edited half the movie. We’re dying to get back to work and get this movie out next year.’

Meanwhile, the filmmaker has refused to reveal if the rumour that Taylor Swift has a cameo in the flick is true.

Appearing on The Jess Cagle Show, he said: ‘I love the proliferation of casting rumors on the Internet because I never have to say what’s real and what’s fantasy, so I’m just gonna go with the very cliché ‘no comment’ on all things casting in Deadpool 3.’

Swift was spotted hanging out with Ryan Reynolds and his Deadpool 3 director Shawn Levy during a Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets game, there has been speculation that Swift has been cast in the superhero sequel.

Swift, 33, made the trip to New York to see her boyfriend Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs take on the New York Jets on October 1.

She was seen hanging out with Reynolds, his wife Blake Lively, Levy and another Deadpool 3 star, Jackman, at the game, which many fans thought was ‘confirmation’ that she was appearing in the sequel.

Still, while nothing has been made official about her casting, The Wrap caught up with Levy… who wouldn’t confirm nor deny the rumor.

Casting: After Taylor Swift was spotted hanging out with Ryan Reynolds and his Deadpool 3 director Levy during a Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets game, there has been speculation that Swift has been cast in the superhero sequel; seen in September

Hanging out: She was seen hanging out with Reynolds, his wife Blake Lively, Levy (far right) and another Deadpool 3 star, Hugh Jackman , at the game, which many fans thought was ‘confirmation’ that she was appearing in the sequel

Not confirmed: Still, while nothing has been made official about her casting, The Wrap caught up with Levy… who wouldn’t confirm nor deny the rumor

When asked about the rumors about Swift being cast as Dazzler, Levy would only say, ‘They sure are loud.’

‘I’m going across the board. No comment because that’s a double whammy,’ Levy insisted. 

‘That’s Taylor-related. And it’s MCU-related. I’m no dummy. You’re going to have to wait and see,’ he said.

He was also asked about the plausibility of the long-awaited sequel – which will put Ryan Reynolds title character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) for the first time after the first two movies were made at 20th Century Fox before Disney acquired the studio.

The film was previously set for release on May 3, 2024, kicking off the summer movie season, though now the SAG-AFTRA actors strike has made it difficult to discern whether or not it could hit its release date.

‘I wish I knew. I don’t even know if we officially have [a release date]. I know we were gonna be May 3,’ Levy said.

‘Certainly, the actors’ strike and the long pause in production have put that release date in true risk,’ Levy added. 

‘We’ve shot half the movie. I’ve edited half the movie. We’re dying to get back to work and get this movie out next year,’ Levy said.

Dazzler: When asked about the rumors about Swift being cast as Dazzler, Levy would only say, ‘They sure are loud’

Created: The character was created as part of a cross-promotional effort with Marvel Comics and Casablanca Records, making her Marvel Comics debut in Uncanny X-Men #130 (February 1980)

While the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Directors Guild of America (DGA) have finalized deals with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), SAG-AFTRA has been on strike since mid-July, with no end in sight.

Dazzler has previously been played by Halston Sage in the 2019 X-Men film Dark Phoenix.

The character was created as part of a cross-promotional effort with Marvel Comics and Casablanca Records, making her Marvel Comics debut in Uncanny X-Men #130 (February 1980).

The character was born Alison Blaire, who learned as a teenager that she was a mutant with the ability to turn sound waves into beams of light and energy.