Morena Baccarin Playing Ryan Reynolds Love Interest in "Deadpool"

Morena Baccarin will play the female lead alongside Ryan Reynolds in "Deadpool."

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We've been on to Morena Baccarin for a minute now, but Hollywood has finally cast the incredibly sexy actress who plays Dr. Leslie Thompkins in the Fox series Gotham and was a regular on Homeland in a major movie role. 

That means a DC woman is moving over to the Marvel universe, although it's the Fox Marvel universe, not the Marvel Studios Marvel Universe, and she's a regular on a Fox network show, so it's kind of like she's not going anywhere? 

According to The Hollywood ReporterBaccarin "was one of a handful of actresses shortlisted for the role of (Ryan) Reynolds' character's love interest. The character grapples with falling for a man with a hideously scarred face."

Aside from Baccarin and Reynolds, (wild man) TJ Miller and former MMA fighter Gina Carano are also set to star. 

[Via The Hollywood Reporter]

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