Deadpool & Wolverine Could Have Featured Robert Downey Jr. And All The Avengers

Deadpool & Wolverine has a lot of cameos, but the writers were not able to get every actor they wanted to come in to play a small role in the big film. Actor Robert Downey Jr. was originally eyed to come back to play Tony Stark/Iron Man in the film, while a grander idea was to bring in the entire Avengers squad, but it ultimately didn't work out. Spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine follow below.

Writer Paul Wernick told IndieWire that the team wrote a scene featuring Jon Favreau's Happy Hogan and Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. Co-writer Rhett Reese said Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds read the scene with Favreau and Downey Jr., but little did they know that Downey Jr. was preparing to return to the MCU as a totally different character, Doctor Doom, for the movie Avengers: Doomsday.

Wernick said the Deadpool & Wolverine team didn't know about Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom role when they were coming up with ideas for how to bring the actor into the Deadpool film.

Deadpool & Wolverine Could Have Featured Robert Downey Jr. And All The Avengers

Deadpool & Wolverine Could Have Featured Robert Downey Jr. And All The Avengers

Deadpool & Wolverine Could Have Featured Robert Downey Jr. And All The Avengers

Deadpool & Wolverine Could Have Featured Robert Downey Jr. And All The Avengers

Deadpool & Wolverine Could Have Featured Robert Downey Jr. And All The Avengers