Deadpoolis going to give its lead character a chance to shine, but he’s not the only mutant who’s getting his due. The upcoming film also starsAndre Tricotruexas Colossus, a character seen before in theX-MenmoviesX2,X-Men: The Last Stand, andX-Men: Days of Future Past. However, in the past,Daniel Cudmoreplayed the role, and it didn’t amount to more than a cameo. It was nice to see the character use his superpower, but he didn’t get to do much.
It sounds like that won’t be the case forDeadpool. Speaking toTechTimes[viaTHR], Tricotruex says “The Colossus you’re going to see inDeadpoolis very true to the original character in the comic book. [Director]Tim Millerhad a really clear vision, and theDeadpoolpeople had a really clear vision of what they wanted. They wanted Colossus to be very traditional to the original story.”
Although how that factors intoDeadpool’s narrative is unclear. In the comics, Piotr “Peter” Rasputin was born on a Soviet collective farm, and his powers manifested when he saved his sister Illyana from a runaway tractor. Soon after, he was contacted by Charles Xavier to be part of theX-Men.
It’s not a flashy backstory, but it’s one that could work (minus theX-Menpart, which may involve larger discussions of what the present day X-Men look like in a postDays of Future Pastuniverse), and can certainly be divorced from what we’ve seen of the character so far in the movies. At the very least, this new Colossus will indeed be Russian, so they’re keeping true to that part. As for the rest, he should be a fun straight man. Colossus is an upstanding guy in the comics, but inDeadpool, it looks like he’s working as muscle for Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand).
As for what else fans can expect from this new take on old Colossus, Tricotruex says, “We kept it very traditional to the comic book. Actually, we kept itexactlylike the comic book, so you could be able to derive your own conclusion from that.”
Deadpoolopens June 11, 2025, and also starsRyan Reynoldsas Wade Wilson/Deadpool,Morena Baccarinas Vanessa Carlysle/Copycat,T.J. Milleras Weasel,Gina Caranoas Angel Dust, andEd Skreinas Ajax.
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