Deadpool And Wolverine Actor Responds To Criticism From Wrestler Who Used To Have The Role
By now, even the people who haven’t seen Deadpool & Wolverine know that the film features numerous actors from 20th Century Fox’s Marvel movies reprising their roles. There are also a handful of cameos and callouts to other non-Fox Marvel films, but not all of the original actors returned. Former WWE star Kevin Nash recently commented on his replacement in the new film, and now his successor has responded.
Warning: the following contains minor spoilers for Deadpool and Wolverine. If you haven’t seen the movie or don’t want to know what happens, stop reading now.
In 2004, Nash had a small but memorable role in The Punisher as an assassin called The Russian. Thomas Jane’s Punisher narrowly survived that fight against his seemingly impervious foe. During a recent episode of his podcast, Nash said that the new Russian performer “looks nothing like the character I played. That looks nothing like the Russian.” Nash then said, “It looks like they gave somebody a favor.”