T.J. Millerhad a small part in the first Deadpool movie as Weasel and will reprise his role inDeadpool 2. However, a lot has happened since the production ofDeadpool 2started and finished, with Miller’s name coming up in the headlines for misbehavior. First, the comedian was accused of sexual assault from an incident that occurred back in 2001 and just last month, it was reported that Miller called in a fake bomb threat while aboard an Amtrak train from Washington D.C. to New York. In a new interview, Ryan Reynolds has revealed that T.J. Miller will not be involved in the upcomingX-Forcemovie.
It isn’t clear if T.J. Miller’s actions were the reasoning behind him not getting invited to portray Weasel inX-Force, or if it had already been predetermined. In a new interview with the New York Times,Ryan Reynoldschose not to comment on Miller’s legal woes, but did confirm that he will not be a part of the upcomingX-Force. There were calls to remove Miller fromDeadpool 2, which hits theaters in less than two weeks, but he has been seen in promotional material for the highly anticipated sequel.
It also isn’t clear if the producers ended up cutting out some of T.J. Miller’s scenes fromDeadpool 2after therecent allegations against him, but there was a public outcry for him to be removed from the film completely. Though, it seems unlikely since the comedian has been featured in some of the most recent TV spots forDeadpool 2. However, Miller only had a tiny part in the original movie, so it’s believed that it would have been equally as small this time around.
T.J. Miller left HBO’s hit showSilicon Valleylate last year to focus on his comedy career as well as star in movies. The cast and crew have recently come out to say that he wasn’t exactly the easiest person to work with, insinuating that substance abuse was a factor that led to his erratic behavior. Miller has played down those rumors, but they get easier to believe when the comedian is arrested for being heavily intoxicated on a train andcalling in a bomb threat.
Ryan Reynolds recently spoke about the possibility of Deadpool 3 and stated that he can’t see it happening. Instead, he says that theX-Forcemovies will be what’s next for the Merc with a Mouth and his new crew of mutants that he has put together. The project has been in development hell for years but is finally officially taking off this fall. One of the persons who will not be joining in on that fight is T.J. Miller, who might be finished working with Fox and Marvel for a spell. You can read more of the lengthy interview with Ryan Reynolds, where he discussesDeadpool 2in-depth, over atThe New York Times.
