Deadpool - Morena Baccarin will be the female lead

The Brazilian actress Morena Baccarin, known for Firefly, Homeland and Gotham, will play the love interest in the movie Deadpool Fox: It is possible that his character is the shapeshifter Copycat.

The casting of Deadpool is going through decisive moments: last Saturday we reported that Gina Carano will play Angel Dust, while yesterday we denied the return of Daniel Cudmore in the role of the Colossus, that Fox probably assign to another actor.

Well, today The Hollywood Reporter reports that the production has found the female lead of cinecomic: will the Brazilian actress Morena Baccarin, currently on the small screen - not coincidentally, just with Fox - in Gotham, where he plays Dr. Leslie Thompkins. Was not revealed the identity of his role in Deadpool, but we know that will be the love interest of the protagonist, a woman "struggling with his feelings for a man with a horribly disfigured face." It can be assumed that this character is Vanessa Carlyle aka Copycat, shapeshifter who falls in love with in the comics Wade Wilson / Deadpool.

I remind you that Morena Baccarin is best known for his roles in Firefly, Stargate SG-1, Heartland, V and Homeland, but was also the voice actress of Black Canary in the animated series Justice League. To Deadpool, passed the competition Taylor Schilling (Orange is the New Black), Crystal Reed (Teen Wolf), Rebecca Rittenhouse (The Red Band Society), Sarah Greene (Vikings) and Jessica De Gouw (Arrow).

The screenplay of Deadpool is by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who wrote hannno Zombieland and GI Joe - Revenge, while the direction was entrusted debutant Tim Miller, the film recounts the origins of Wade Wilson, turned into Deadpool after undergoing a procedure that was supposed to cure cancer, but that has disfigured his body , however, by infusing some super powers (including a healing factor). Filming will begin next March in Vancouver, with Ryan Reynolds in the title role; Also Ed Skrein (perhaps in the role of Ajax) and T.J. Miller (perhaps in the role of Weasel) are part of the cast. The release is scheduled for February 12, 2016