Leslie Uggams tells THR at the 'Deadpool & Wolverine' red carpet premiere that she never expected to be playing Blind AI this long when she signed on for the first 'Deadpool.' Plus, she explains why she doesn't think Disney watered down the tone of 'Deadpool' for 'Deadpool & Wolverine' at all.
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00:00Going back to the first Deadpool. Could you see yourself down the road here today when you when you signed up for Deadpool 1?
00:07Absolutely not. I had no idea and how wonderful it is that here we are
00:13the fans are still loving us and
00:17Deadpool 3
00:19Now getting into the Disney universe now, did you feel a difference from the previous two films versus Deadpool Wolverine?
00:27No, I didn't which I was happy because you know, we are rated and I thought
00:32We're gonna still be able to do what we are and they welcomed us with open arms
00:38And so the fans are not going to be disappointed now
00:41You have a lot of scenes with Ryan, of course sitting on a couch mostly too
00:46Did you guys get to improv anything while on set outside of the script? Oh, we improv everything. Oh, everything was improv
00:53I mean we have a basic structure, but I mean Ryan comes up with great ideas and I just go with the flow
00:59Did you throw any your ideas out there?
01:01His ideas are my ideas. They're everybody's ideas
01:05now
01:07Being a part of the Disney universe now, what would one character from the Disney?
01:12Family, would you like to corrupt and bring into the Deadpool universe?
01:17Daisy Duck Daisy Duck. She feels like she could fit well in the I think so
01:23outside of every
01:25Another question to part of three films
01:28Why do you think Deadpool has been able to stand the test of time and not suffer from superhero fatigue?
01:35Because we also have a plot, you know, it's not just people doing all kinds of wild and crazy things
01:40There's always a storyline and the people really love the storylines
01:45That's so far that we've presented and I'm sure they're gonna love this one. So aside from me your scenes
01:50Do you have another favorite part of the film that you're excited for everybody else to get their their eyes and hands-on
01:56I have not seen the movie. So I'm excited. I'm here like the audience. I can't wait
02:01Will you be eating popcorn out of Hugh Jackman's face tonight if you let me have you seen his popcorn bucket?