Here’s What Janelle Monae Could Look Like As Domino

The rumors regarding Deadpool 2 casting decisions are all over the place lately. Pierce Brosnan was supposed to be in talks for the Cable role, until Russell Crowe came into the picture and David Harbour was revealed as the front-runner.

Domino‘s casting has shaky as well, will the female assassin role becoming a hot commodity around Hollywood. It was originally rumored that several actresses were in line for the role, and it was recently revealed that Kerry Washington was leading the hunt. That was, until last week, when Janelle Monae was said to be the favorite to land the role.

With that in mind, artist BossLogic came up with an awesome design of a Monae-inspired Domino.

He posted the photo on Twitter Thursday morning, and it has fans incredibly excited for the possibility of the musician being cast as the character.

The hype may be to no avail though, as Deadpool writer Rhett Reese shot down the rumors that Monae was the front-runner. It’s unclear whether his denial came at the claim that the actress was in the running, or that she was the top choice.

Check out the full version of BossLogic’s Domino in the gallery below, along with a ton of his other awesome artwork.

Based upon Marvel Comics‘ most unconventional anti-hero, Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

Deadpool stars Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, Leslie Uggams, Brianna Hildebrand, and Stefan Kapičić.

The Deadpool movie’s sequel is currently in pre-production. Reynolds will return with writer Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese. David Leitch will direct. The film will introduce Deadpool’s time-traveling mutant partner, Cable, as well as X-Force member Domino. Members of the original film’s supporting cast are also expected to return.

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