Dafne Keen In Talks To Return As X-23 For DEADPOOL 3

Following the widespread acclaim that Dafne Keen received for her turn as Laura/X-23 in the film Logan (2017), it was generally assumed that the young actress would have the opportunity to perform the role again at some point in the future. That was, of course, before Disney completed a highly publicized takeover of 20th Century Fox in that same year and acquired the company's assets.

It has been previously confirmed by the star of His Dark Materials that there were preliminary discussions for her to return as Laura in a future project prior to the Disney deal, and it appears that she may get the opportunity to unleash the claws once more in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. An insider named CWGST claims that prior to the strikes getting underway, Keen was in negotiations to play an older version of X-23 in Deadpool 3, and it is hoped that she will resume those negotiations as soon as things are finally settled.

"I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high in case it doesn't happen, but I really do hope it does because I loved playing Laura," Keen told ComicBook.com in a 2020 interview. "She holds a very special place in my heart and she's an incredible character. And to be fair, the whole Deadpool 3 situation really, really made me happy because, obviously when Disney bought Fox, I suspected they weren't going to do any more R-rated films, but then greenlighting Deadpool is a great sign for other R-rated movies."