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Matthew Macfadyen is reportedly the latest star to sign on to the third film in Ryan Reynolds’s Deadpool saga.

Macfayden is currently appearing as Tom Wambsgans in the long-awaited fourth and final season of HBO’s hit drama, Succession, The Independent said.

According to Deadline, which cited sources, the actor will join the as-yet-untitled Deadpool 3 alongside Reynolds as the titular, foul-mouthed anti-hero, Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine and The Crown star Emma Corrin.

It is not yet known who Macfadyen will be playing.

The film will be helmed by Shawn Levy, who directed two of Reynolds’s most recent movies: The Adam Project (2022) and Free Guy (2021).

Reynolds officially announced Jackman’s return to the Marvel role in September last year.

The Australian actor, who played the character in eight X-Men films from 2000 until 2016, was last seen as Wolverine in the standalone movie Logan in 2017.

Last year, Macfadyen won the Emmy and Bafta for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for Succession’s third season.

Deadpool 3 will release in cinemas on 6 September 2024.