Deadpool 2 has indefinitely shut down production following the death of stuntwoman Joi “SJ” Harris. The stuntwoman was tragically killed following a motorcycle stunt gone wrong on the sequel of the sequel in Vancouver.
Harris was acting as a double for the character Domino when the accident happened. Star Ryan Reynolds put out the following message via his Twitter:
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) August 14, 2017
Ryan Reynolds will be joined in the sequel by T.J. Miller, Morena Baccarin, Brianna Hildebrand, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni and Stefan Kapičić who all reprise roles from the first film. Newcomers to the franchise include Josh Brolin as Cable and Zazie Beetz, Jack Kesy and Shioli Kutsuna. David Leitch takes over directing duties for the sequel.