Somethingwe all assumed and hoped forinDeadpool & Wolverinehas now been confirmed.

[Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds told me] youre not a variant.

Dafne Keen confirmed Laura/X-23 in Deadpool & Wolverine is a direct continuation of the character from Logan.

Dafne Keen as THAT X-23 in Deadpool & Wolverine.

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Since weve seen the events ofLoganthough, if X-23 was a variant version, it would lose some impact.

Now, of course, this is only what Levy and Reynolds told Keen.

It was their intention and how she played the role.

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But why change it?

Was this your assumption coming out ofDeadpool & Wolverine?

Are you glad to have it confirmed?

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