The Marvel Cinematic Universe's former Quicksilver actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson says he turned down a role in Deadpool 2. Ryan Reynolds successfully launched the Deadpool franchise in 2016 after many years of trying to convince 20th Century Fox to make the R-rated Marvel movie. When the first movie proved to be a massive hit, plans were quickly put into place for Deadpool 2, which brought David Leitch on as director. Released in 2018, Deadpool 2 was another huge success for Fox and its X-Men franchise. It not only brought Ryan Reynolds back as the Merc with a Mouth but introduced some major new Marvel characters.

Thanks to the larger ensemble of Deadpool 2, the movie brought aboard some recognizable actors. Just as he was about to kill half of the Avengers as Thanos, Josh Brolin joined the Deadpool sequel as Cable - a time-traveling mutant. The cast also included Atlanta star Zazie Beetz as Dominio - a luck-powered mutant - and Hunt for the Wilderpeople breakout Julian Dennison as Firefist - a fire-powered mutant. Deadpool 2 also included some major cameos by introducing the X-Force, as Lewis Tan's Shatterstar, Terry Crews' Bedlam, Bill Skarsgård's Zeitgeist, and Brad Pitt's Vanisher helped form the team. There were also cameos from the X-Men: Dark Phoenix cast.

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It appears that the Deadpool 2 cast could have included Aaron Taylor-Johnson, too. During an interview with THR to discuss his role in David Leitch's new movie Bullet Train, Taylor-Johnson revealed that he met with the director about a role in the Deadpool sequel. The actor previously played the MCU's Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron, but that did not stop him from considering a role in Fox's Marvel universe. Taylor-Johnson did not confirm what role he was up for, but he did share how that came into play when Bullet Train came around.

[Bullet Train] was one of those hot scripts around town, and David Leitch actually asked me to be in Deadpool 2 ages ago. So I met him, but I didn’t do that. So when this came around, I was like, “Hey, do you remember me?” And he was like, “Of course. I like you as an actor.” So I was like, “Cool, what about this character?” And he was like, “Get in line, buddy. There’s like ten other actors who want this job and they’ve got a bigger name than you do.”

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An appearance in Deadpool 2 would continue to add to Aaron Taylor-Johnson's work in the comic book movie genre. His breakout role came from starring in the Kick-Ass movies beginning in 2010, which brought a more irreverent take to superhero movies right as the MCU was starting to take off. He then returned for Kick-Ass 2 in 2013 but then jumped to the MCU by the following year to play Quicksilver. Avengers: Age of Ultron ultimately killed Quicksilver, though, making it a short stint for Aaron Taylor-Johnson. While he turned down an appearance in Deadpool 2, he has since signed up to lead Kraven the Hunter for Sony.

It is intriguing to consider who Aaron Taylor-Johnson would have played in Deadpool 2. He does not fit the mold for the grizzled time-traveling mutant the studio wanted after also considering Michael Shannon for Cable. He easily could have been considered to be one of the X-Force members, although, except for Beetz, those roles were little more than cameos. One option could have been Black Tom Cassidy, a villain who was originally meant to have a much bigger role in Deadpool 2 than he ultimately received. Luckily for Aaron Taylor-Johnson, he got to work with David Leitch a few years later on Bullet Train.

Source: THR

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