Reynolds, Jackman set to team up for ‘Deadpool 3’
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are ready to take their Twitter rivalry to the next level.
In a video shared online Tuesday, Reynolds, who has played Deadpool in the eponymous film series since 2016, shared an update about its upcoming third film — and revealed it will feature a special guest hero: Jackman as Wolverine.
“We’ve been working very hard on the next ‘Deadpool’ film for a good long while now,” Reynolds says in the video while sitting on a couch. “I’ve had to really search my soul on this one.” “His first appearance in the (Marvel Cinematic Universe) obviously has to feel special,” Reynolds says in voice over.
Jackman has played Wolverine in the “X-men” franchise for over 20 years in numerous films.
Judge greenlights defamation lawsuit against Fox, Dobbs
A defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp., Fox News Network and Lou Dobbs can proceed toward trial, a judge ruled Monday after concluding that a Venezuelan businessman had made sufficient claims of being unfairly accused of trying to corrupt the 2020 U.S. presidential election to be permitted to gather more evidence.
The lawsuit filed last year alleged that businessman Majed Khalil was defamed by Dobbs on “Lou Dobbs Tonight” and in tweets.
It said the former Fox personality joined with attorney Sidney Powell on a December 2020 show to claim that Khalil and three others designed and developed programs and machines to corrupt the presidential election.
Lawyers for Fox and Dobbs had tried to convince U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton in Manhattan to toss out the lawsuit before evidence such as depositions and emails could be reviewed, but the judge said Khalil had sufficiently claimed that his reputation was harmed by false accusations.
The judge said Khalil may be able to argue to a jury that actual malice occurred because the defendants “repeatedly maintained their claims about Khalil long after Powell’s election fraud theories were challenged.”