Halle Berry has claimed she was “never asked” by Ryan Reynolds to reprise her X-Men character Storm in the new Deadpool & Wolverine movie.
In an interview, the Catwoman actor was quizzed over whether she was previously in talks about making a cameo in the newly-released Deadpool & Wolverine movie, which saw the return of many X-Men characters.
Initially, Berry replied “no” but then revealed that she was approached by Reynolds’s wife, Gossip Girl star Blake Lively – but not by the franchise star and producer himself.
Berry told ComicBook.com: “Blake [Lively] asked me one time – I ran into her at a Marc Jacobs fashion show – and she said, ‘Would you ever be in my husband’s movie as Storm?’ I said, ‘Yeah, if he asked me,’ but he never asked me.”
The Independent has contacted Lively and Reynolds for comment.
Reynolds, who first appeared as Wade Wilson/Deadpool in the original X-Men franchise in 2009, is a co-writer on the new superhero sequel.
It sees several original characters make cameos, including Tyler Mane as Sabretooth and Aaron Stanford as Pyro.
Berry’s iconic mutant character Storm was not included, however, and neither was Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier. The film’s director, Shawn Levy, previously said Stewart’s character was never considered or discussed for a return during development.
