Brianna Hildebrand returns as NTW. “We are super excited that Negasonic Teenage Warhead is back in this movie,” says Sood. “She was one of the great gems of the first one.”
“Negasonic has grown and matured a lot since the last film,” says Hildebrand. “Maybe she has figured out more about herself. Before, she was really rebellious and I think she still
has an attitude, but she’s more comfortable now and not necessarily trying to rebel as much as she is just being herself.”
This time around, NTW has a love interest: a girlfriend, Yukio, played by Shioli Kutsuna. Hildebrand says, “It’s exciting for NTW, and I think the relationship has helped her grow into her own person. Maybe growing with someone so polar opposite
to yourself can benefit you a lot.” She enjoyed working with Kutsuna. “Working with Shioli has been fun. She is adorable and super sweet by herself, but as Yukio, she is even more adorable with her pink hair! In the first one, I never thought I would be here now with a love interest, but it’s cool. It’s fun”
She is excited about NTW’s new relationship and the idea
of a lesbian couple in the superhero universe. “It’s new for the superhero world. It’s exciting and empowering. Growing up, I would have loved to see a superhero I could relate to like that. It’s cool to be part of that.”
Hildebrand enjoys writing and, just as she did to prepare for the role in the first film, she created another journal for NTW. “Sometimes, if I was feeling super moody,
I’d write in her journal because I felt like her. It’s definitely not a full
journal, but for over a year and a half, I wrote in it.” The actress says researching the character in the comic world has had its limitation. “It was kind of hard because she was only ever in two comics. So it was harder for me to draw inspiration from the comics. It was easier for me to journal and that kind of stuff because it gave me more to work with.” Hildebrand muses that she may well have written more about her character than its creators have.
Shioli Kutsuna joins the “Deadpool” world as Yukio. Kutsuna describes her as a “A very happy Tokyo-style kind of girl, with a very pink, posh hairstyle. But she’s a badass assassin. She can fight.”
Yukio is NTW’s new girlfriend. “NTW is more cynical and cold, but Yukio is always trying to see the positive side of everything.”
KARAN SONI AS DOPINDER
Karan Soni returns as Deadpool’s ride, taxi driver Dopinder. He says, “I really love the character. I grew up in India and, for me, Dopinder is an amalgamation of different people I grew up with. Funny enough, I had never gotten to do an Indian accent
before, so it’s really fun because it feels like I’m using stuff from my childhood. I think what’s really cool about the character is when Deadpool meets him, he doesn’t make fun of him. Instead, he becomes his friend and wants to help. The world of Deadpool is
very dark and bloody and I don’t know if Dopinder sees all that. He’s just living with the biggest smile on his face. He’s a cool addition to the universe because the movie is quite dark and it’s nice to
have this bright light walking and driving around everywhere, innocent.”
Soni says, “In the second movie, Dopinder’s motivation has changed. In the first, he’s romantically motivated. In this one, he’s motivated by Deadpool. He looks up to him and wants to be like him. It’s really fun and I got to do some really crazy stuff.” His favourite part, he says, “was the slow-motion
superhero walk. We didn’t shoot it in slow motion, but when they played in back in slow motion, it was the coolest thing! It was like a dream moment. It’s the coolest I’ve ever looked. ”
LESLIE UGGAMS AS BLIND AL
“Once I put that wig on, it all came flooding back,” says Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress and singer Leslie Uggams, who returns to play Wade’s unlikely roommate, Blind Al.
“I just love the character so much, it was fun to be able to do her again. She is fun to play because she is totally opposite of the person that I am. She doesn’t
care, she says exactly what is on her mind, and she likes throwing those F-bombs. I think it’s fascinating, too, because you think that because she’s blind, she’s going
to be quiet, kind of sedate. And she is totally the opposite of that. She’s been around the block, she doesn’t take any
nonsense and she just says whatever she wants to say. I think that’s why the relationship between her and Wade is terrific.
It’s kind of like best buddy, mother - son, because he knows that anything he says is safe with her. But any BS that he tries to pull she’s right there to tell him but quick with one line what needs to be done. She is kind of like the priest when he needs to confess certain things. She’s there to listen and
try to give him advice. Their relationship is more than just a roommate situation, there’s a deep friendship between them.”
EDDIE MARSAN AS THE HEADMASTER
Eddie Marsan plays the Headmaster of Broadstone House, Essex School for the Young. He says, “The school tries to teach mutant children to suppress their urges to explore their abilities. The Headmaster is a fundamentalist who tries to tell children to control their urges.” He notes that the set design and posters are propaganda and he describes the Headmaster as a “genetic fundamentalist.”
The orphanage is full of young mutant children with extraordinary powers. The Headmaster has developed a type of cognitive therapy that stops them from exploring these abilities. Marsan says, “He has created a form of torture so that whenever they think about using their powers, they remember the pain he’s inflicted on them and that stops them using it.”
The Headmaster tortures Russell just as he tortures the other mutant children. Marsan says, “One of the reasons why Russell turns bad and becomes dangerous is because of what the
Headmaster has done.” Marsan enjoyed working with Dennison and says, “He’s a great actor and a lovely kid. He’s got a great sense of humour.”
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