Dafne Keen teases X-23’s future after Deadpool & Wolverine

Dafne Keen made her Marvel Studios debut in Deadpool and Wolverine when she reprized her role as X-23, leaving the door open for more future appearances.

Logan debuted Dafne Keen as Laura, aka X-23, the biological daughter of Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine who adopted his regenerative powers and adamantium claws.

X-23 returned as part of the surprise cast of Deadpool and Wolverine and the resistance to Cassandra Nova. Fortunately, the young mutant survived the movie and escaped the Void to land safely in Deadpool’s universe.

Dafne Keen reveals interest in MCU Return

Speaking in an interview with MoviephoneX-23 actress Dafne Keen expressed how she “wanted to play Laura for the rest of (her) life,” noting her love of Marvel and her character in the red superhero universe:

“I’ve said it a trillion times, I would play Laura for the rest of my life and I would be satisfied. She is the most incredible character to play and I have so much fun playing her and I have so much love for her (and) Marvel.”

She even teased that “another little silly cameo in something” related to her minor role in Deadpool and Wolverine could be what her next Laura appearance looks like:

“So I really hope I get called up, even if it’s to do like another little, little silly cameo in something, I’d be really happy. And a chance to be her again and get the claws back on.”

Discuss the experience of returning to Deadpool and WolverineKeen added how the entire cast was “just so happy to be there” and would have been willing to do “20 hours of overtime” if asked because of their enormous enthusiasm:

“We were all just so happy to be there and we love all these characters so much. We all felt so lucky to be there, which I think is such a rare thing. A lot of people are ready to go home and finish the day If they had asked us to do 20 hours of overtime, we would have all been like, “Yeah, I’m here, I’m so excited to do this.” It was really cool, we were all geeking out with everyone with theirs weapon, I had the claws back, and I was so excited about the glasses.”

During an interview with TooFabKeen was asked which MCU heroes and villains she would like to team up with if X-23 returns in a future project.

The actress was open to possibilities and said she would be “happy to team up with someone,” but expressed particular interest in the fresh era of mutants that started:

“I’d honestly be happy to team up with someone. I think the brand new mutants that they’re creating are really cool and that would be a really fun thing to be a part of.”

Keen went on to tell how “a big team-up would be cool” – possibly revealing an interest in groping Avengers: Doomsday or Avengers: Secret Wars – before I explain why Laura “works really well in teams:”

“I think a big team-up would be cool. I think Laura is a character that I think works really well in teams, just because she’s a fun character in a way that’s like that Wolverine sour energy that’s always kind of comical in itself. And there’s a lot of really cool new Marvel characters that I’m really excited to see. Yeah, I keep saying this, but I’m excited.

How X-23 could fit into the MCU’s future plans

X-23 was the only member of the resistance present for the emotional climax of Deadpool and Wolverinejoins the leading heroes and the Merc with Munden’s usual group of friends on Earth-10005 for a healthy meal.

By all accounts, Marvel Studios seems intent on keeping Hugh Jackman as the MCU’s Wolverine, as opposed to recasting the character. As such, when Logan returns to the MCU in any project, perhaps X-23 will be by his side and continue their father-daughter relationship.

But with that said, Jackman is 56 years old and won’t be playing Wolverine forever, at which point the MCU will need a replacement. If Marvel Studios is keen to avoid recasting Logan, Dafne Keen’s X-23 could take up the Wolverine mantle.

In the wake of the 2015s Secret Wars event in Marvel Comics, Laura led the way All new Wolverine where she took up the adamantium mutant mantle after her father’s death. Perhaps Marvel Studios could recreate this story and keep Laura around as Wolverine in the next saga and the MCUs X-Men reboot.

Alternatively, perhaps there could be a seat on the Young Avengers at the table for X-23, as Keen, at 19 years old, is one of the youngest actors in the MCU today.

There’s no word yet on when the Young Avengers will come together on screen, but Ms. Marvel, Kate Bishop, and Cassie Lang have all been teased as potential members, and it’s easy to imagine Keen’s X-23 fitting in well with this list. .

Whether sooner or later, most MCU fans have been confident since Deadpool and Wolverine that X-23 will be back in action. So it’s exciting to hear that Keen is equally excited about the idea and remains open to a world of heroic possibilities.

---

Deadpool and Wolverine now streaming on Disney+.