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Casting Reveal: How Jonathan Bailey Almost Missed Out on ‘Wicked’ and Emma Corrin Made the Perfect ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Villain
Casting Reveal: How Jonathan Bailey Almost Missed Out on ‘Wicked' and Emma Corrin Made the Perfect ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Villain
But when “Deadpool & Wolverine” casting director Sarah Halley Finn came across the British actor — best known for the films “My Policeman” and “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” and playing Princess Diana on “The Crown” — she knew she had found someone who could hold their own opposite the film’s stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as Cassandra Nova, the villainous twin sister of Charles Xavier. “The villain had so many aspects that encompassed their power in a unique and fresh way,” says Finn, who’s nominated for the film at this year’s Artios Awards in the feature: big budget comedy category. With casting sessions held in London (where the film shot) and New York, Telsey was able to sprinkle the supporting cast with actors from West End musicals, including Adam Nyman (The Governor), who appeared in a 2019 revival of “Fiddler on the Roof,” and Alice Fearn, who previously played Glinda’s mother on stage in “Wicked” from 2017 to 2019.
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