Everyone assumed Walker Scobell would play Kidpool in Deadpool & Wolverine, and he would have if not for one little factor.

When rumours first emerged that the Deadpool Corps would be showing in Deadpool & Wolverine, followers naturally thought Walker Scobell would be a shoo-in for Kidpool, but it surely didn’t occur. According to director Shawn Levy, Scobell would have had the position if it weren’t for one little factor: puberty.

“If Walker Scobell had stopped evolving right before puberty, he absolutely would’ve been Kidpool,” Levy instructed Entertainment Weekly. “It was his dream. Ryan and I reached out to him as soon as we realized he was now going to be too outdated, each too tall and together with his voice too low. Puberty is what it’s, and all of the Hollywood desires on the planet can’t cease it. So we did name Walker and clarify why he couldn’t be Kidpool, and he was fully understanding.“

Scobell played a youthful model of Ryan Reynolds’ character in The Adam Project, and his love of Deadpool was no secret. He even effortlessly recited a foul-mouthed monologue from the film. While it’s a disgrace he couldn’t play Kidpool in Deadpool & Wolverine, he has been busy starring in Percy Jackson & the Olympians, which has been renewed for a second season. Kidpool was voiced by Reynolds and Blake Lively’s 7-year-old daughter, Inez.

Taking place six years after the occasions of the final film, Deadpool & Wolverine finds Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) toiling away in civilian life together with his days as Deadpool behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential menace, he should swimsuit up as soon as once more and persuade a reluctant Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to assist save his universe. In addition to Reynolds and Jackman, the solid additionally consists of Matthew Macfadyen, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, Brianna Hildebrand, Shioli Kutsuna, Rob Delany, Stefan Kapičić, and extra.

Our personal Chris Bumbray had loads of enjoyable with Deadpool & Wolverine, which seems like an actual crowd-pleaser. “Have you ever been to a concert and wished that your favourite band would stop playing their not-as-good new stuff and play the hits? That’s exactly what Marvel is doing with Deadpool & Wolverine,” Bumbray wrote in his overview. “After a rough run of movies, with many saying their Phase 5 has been disastrous, this feels like an everything but the kitchen-sink attempt by the company to win back those fans who feel alienated by the new direction the company seemed to be heading in. With this, you have a rock ‘em, sock ‘em thrill ride that delivers fans exactly the movie they wanted to see, with nary a message to be found amidst all the charred, sliced and diced corpses our heroes leave in their wake. It’s glorious fun.” You can take a look at the remainder of Bumbray’s spoiler-free overview proper right here, and don’t neglect to tell us what you consider Deadpool & Wolverine as properly!