Summary
Aaron Stanford opens up about whether he would be game to take part in theX-Menreboot for theMarvel Cinematic Universeafter his appearance inDeadpool & Wolverine. The number ofMarvel movies releasing in 2024may be limited, but the MCU is about to have one of its biggest films in the entire Multiverse Saga.Deadpool & Wolverinewill bring Wade Wilson into the MCU while also featuring Hugh Jackman’s return as his iconic version of Logan - though these are far from the only big returns teased for the film.
One of the returningX-Menactors taking part intheDeadpool & Wolverinecastis Aaron Stanford, reprising the role of Pyro from the original trilogy. In an exclusive interview withScreen Rant, Stanford shared his experience of coming back as Pyro, while also giving his thoughts on the newX-Menreboot coming from Marvel Studios. When asked if he would be open to join the reboot - whether as a new version of Pyro or even a different character - Stanford offered the following response:
Aaron Stanford: I mean, it’s an absolute blast, obviously, you always want to know what the specifics are and what the characters are. But I had a fantastic time doing the original X-Men movies, I had a fantastic time doing Deadpool 3, so if I could find myself in a situation where it was a project that was akin to those mean, yeah for sure. I’d love to do it.
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X-Men Pyro Actor On Marvel Studios' Interesting Approach Bringing Him Back For Deadpool & Wolverine
In the same interview withScreen Rantto promotethe release ofDeadpool & Wolverine, Stanford also reflected on his very interesting approach from Marvel Studios to come back as Pyro. To begin with,Stanford"felt very much like the X-Men universe was very much behind me,“until his agent called and said to him that”‘Marvel called us,'“to check specifically on his availability. However, Marvel Studios didn’t say what it was for, and this wouldn’t be the last time they did it.
As the calls kept coming in a number of times, Stanford revealed they finally said,"‘All right, great, so we would love for him to hop on the phone with Shawn Levy,'“who the actor was already aware was set to directDeadpool & Wolverine. Stanford would agree to this call, where Levy dropped that”‘Yeah, we want to bring Pyro back. Is that something you’d be interested in?'“It wasn’t hard to convince Stanford to agree to his offer, as he stated,“of course, I jumped at it.”
It will be interesting to see how Pyro fits into the overall story ofDeadpool & Wolverine, as he will be one of several characters from the previousX-Menfilms to take part in the Phase 5 adventure. To what degree other actors also show up from the originalX-Menmovies remains to be seen. This will become clear shortly though, as the MCU audience will get to experienceDeadpool & Wolverineas of this week.
Deadpool & Wolverine
Cast
A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
