According to Deadline, Jack Kesy — best known for his role in the US TV series The Strain, and with an upcoming role in Baywatch — will play the film’s main villain.
Following the announcement Josh Brolin will be joining Deadpool 2 as Cable, another actor has been attached to the highly anticipated project.
Yes, the villain for Deadpool 2 will likely be an Irish, plant controlling mutant who uses a shillelagh to issue concussive blasts to enemies.
While unconfirmed, insiders reportedly believe Kesy will play the X-Men character Black Tom, a Dublin-born mutant who can ‘manipulate, bond with, and project energy through plant life’.