Marvel Studios’ Deadpool 3 has commenced principal photography. Filming is taking place in London, UK at Pinewood Studios.
The news was first reported by Production Weekly back in February this year, and confirmed by industry insider Daniel Richtman.
“Tidal Wave” is the working title for the film, and it will film under Richmond Street Productions LLC. A second unit production will also take place in Vancouver, Canada, for which dates have not been revealed yet.
Producers for the threequel are Kevin Feige, Ryan Reynolds, and Shawn Levy. Levy is directing, with Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese returning as scribes. George Richmond acts as Director of Photography for the movie.
The cast of the film includes Ryan Reynolds (Wade Wilson), Hugh Jackman (Wolverine), Matthew Macfayden, Morena Baccaris, Stefan Kapicic, and Emma Corrin. Brianna Hildebrand and Shioli Kutsuna will be reprising their roles as Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio respectively.
Or…Not?
Reputed insider Big Screen Leaks replied to a tweet by @XMenUpdate, saying that production for Deadpool 3 does not begin on the 22nd of May.
The insider said that he was told it got “pushed to the start of next month.” He added that the information provided to him could be wrong.
Update: Hugh Jackman’s Beard Change Says It All
This article was updated on May 24th at 17:43 BST.
Jackman posted a video to his Instagram story today Wednesday, May 24, which clearly shows his new beard change, now being much shorter in length and more similar to his iconic Wolverine-styled facial hair, which debunks any theories that his beard was going to be much longer in the movie itself.