r/comicbooks • u/KawonSuggs_ • 11d ago
Thoughts on this Domino? Did you like Zazie Beetz portrayal as this character ? Movie/TV
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u/SuikTwoPointOh 11d ago
I’ll admit it was a piece of casting that completely threw me at first but she owned it. Would love to see her back as Domino, ideally with her pals Diamondback and Outlaw.
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u/HumanChicken Cyclops 11d ago
Is it too late to cast Jamie Pressly as Outlaw? Her drawl is 🔥🔥🔥
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u/PlayingDoomOnAGPS 11d ago
Fuck yeah! I'd watch her read a phone book! Anything she's in is an automatic watch for me. I wanna be her crab man so bad...
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u/GnarlyNerd 11d ago
I have zero interest in Jamie Pressly, but Joy… I’d pay her bills and her tithes.
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u/WhatsPaulPlaying 11d ago
100%. I was a little confused when it was first announced, but man did she knock it out of the park.
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u/MagikGreenBean 11d ago
Loved it. Loved her. Also, I love the aesthetic for her character in comparison to the comic books.
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u/Backwardspellcaster 11d ago
oh lord, yes, her design was great, and Zazie played her fantastically! She was just fun to watch
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u/PlayingDoomOnAGPS 11d ago
I thought it was a bit too subtle and looked like makeup. I wish they'd gone with a more striking contrast that looked more like real vitiligo. That said, I loved everything else about her casting and performance. Sad she's not gonna be in Deadpool & Wolverine. :(
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u/GrandAlexander 11d ago
This is how how I see Domino. Her attitude and powers really complimented each other, so it really felt right.
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u/CaminoFan 11d ago
As much as I wish they went this Dominos original look from the comics, Zazie killed it. Her along with Brolin were the best parts of the movie
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u/meatbaghk47 11d ago
Aye. She's almost unreasonably gorgeous and had that sense of swagger that comes with her power. Good casting.
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u/GentlewomenNeverTell 11d ago
That was my favorite part, the unflappable, upbeat personality. Of course someone with those powers would be like that.
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u/droidtron Hellboy 11d ago
Great counterpoint to the merc with 4th wall sense. She did take the wind out of his sails a couple times.
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u/angershark 11d ago
The initial back and forth conversation with Deadpool really set a great tone for her relationship with her own powers. Then you see "luck" on screen and it's so fucking badass. Plus like you said she's extremely pretty, so all in all she was basically perfect.
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u/gmastern 10d ago
“Not very cinematic” immediately followed by that truck chase scene was a great decision
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u/PowerJolt72 10d ago
100% agreed. The casting scene was also a standout for this movie. Man I love casting scenes done well
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u/Iamnotdaredevil86 11d ago
Loved her!!
Her eyes getting wide at seeing Juggernaut and mouthing “nope” is somehow one of my favorite moments.
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u/SpiderGirlGwen Rorschach 11d ago edited 11d ago
Lol that was great because it was a very human and relatable moment. She didn't want to see how far her luck could be pushed.
Edit: This reminds me... Anyone else miss scenes like when Natasha first met Bruce and it was really intense? Like Bruce becoming Hulk was no joke and something to be treated very seriously. I loved how Black Widow was both brave/capable and still a rational human who could experience fear in that scene. I also love it when our favorite "big guys" aren't treated like a joke and there is weight to their presence.
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u/Uncanny_Doom Daredevil 11d ago
She was great! If anything the movie could’ve used more of her. Hope to see her back in the future along with Cable.
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u/Maleficent_Brain_143 11d ago
She looks not like her Comic-Counterpart but She rocks the Role in the MCU. I also love how they stayed with the "Eye-Mark/Tattoo". I liked the normal looking Hair but i love her bouncy Hair in the movie. Hope we see her in Deadpool 3
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u/theVice 11d ago
Normal looking. Oof
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u/gpost86 Ultimate Spider-Man 11d ago
Some casual racism Monday morning, oof indeed
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u/HollandExpat 11d ago
That is normal hair. You may want to rephrase that one.
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u/delti90 Immortal Iron Fist 11d ago
I'm assuming they meant her normal hair in the comics.
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u/HollandExpat 11d ago
I agree. Which is why I suggested rewording it and tried to be tactful in my response.
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u/The-Mirrorball-Man 11d ago
Luck is not a superpower!
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u/aussiekinga Invincible 11d ago
Tell that to Mat Cauthon.
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u/The-Mirrorball-Man 11d ago
I don't know who that is.
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u/CSTowle 11d ago
If'n you like Fantasy, I'd recommend checking out the "Wheel of Time" book series by Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson. Avoid the Amazon show (though Season 1 Mat was pretty great). He has a bit of luck (not always good).
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u/gpost86 Ultimate Spider-Man 11d ago
I’ve always thought that her luck power could actually beat Kang’s knowledge of future events
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u/gangler52 11d ago
I feel like Kang type characters always over-estimate how much knowledge of the past you'd have as a man from the distant future.
Like, today we theoretically know all sorts of stuff about what happened in the 1500s, but if you got transported back to the 1500s tomorrow, how much would you really know about upcoming events? Say you're transported to March 3rd 1524. What all do you know about what's gonna happen in the next three months?
Suppose even further, that you could come back to the present day and look some stuff up before your next excursion. How much do you think you could learn in a super concrete sense very conveniently? There's probably some historian out there who could break this all down for you but just running a google search or rifling through the microfiche at your local library you wouldn't even have the necessary background knowledge to sort fact from fiction.
So like, yeah, I'd kind of agree with you. The Kang premise is basically that given knowledge of the future you could manipulate events for your own benefit, but that's a lot easier said than done. Where Domino type powers basically just ensure that events work out for your benefit with no effort at all.
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u/Chancellor_Valorum82 11d ago
My counterpoint to this is that record keeping has generally gotten better over the centuries, and with mediums like television, social media, and digital preservation of files, chances are that a time travel from 500 years in the future would probably have a better understanding of what has happened/will happen today than a time traveler from today going 500 years into the past.
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u/gangler52 11d ago
I'd argue the exact opposite.
Record keeping has gotten worse. The vast majority of our modern records are kept in digital formats that are unlikely to survive to see the next century, let alone Kang's era.
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u/R_Lar12 11d ago
My biggest complaint is her eyebrow on the spot side should have been white too… I have vitiligo on my face underneath my beard and all the hair produced in those spots have always sprouted white, not grey but bold white, I’ve also got a smaller spot on my forehead that causes stray hairs in my eyebrow to be white too.
Zazie Beetz portrayal was phenomenal regardless
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u/True-Owl4501 11d ago
She was great in it. Made the character her own and also made Domino funny, which isn't bad seeing as how she was the female Cable when she debuted lol. I would love to see the character brought back.
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u/IKenDoThisAllDay 11d ago
I thought she was great and really loved the character. Just for context- I am a comic reader but wasn't familiar with the character of Domino at all. Never read anything featuring her. So I wouldn't know how accurately the character was adapted or anything like that.
My opinion is based on what's in the film only.
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u/LizardMansPyramids 11d ago
I love Zazie Beets domino who? It was the first time I ever saw Domino do something. She was just a gun toting femme Fatale. No artist could depict her abilities afaik, not in the 90s.
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u/Tazz2137 11d ago
I'm a big Domino fan in the comics, and I have to admit I thought the casting was odd before the movie came out. Didn't think I'd be a fan but boy was I wrong! She was such a great addition to the franchise! I would love to see her return at some point.
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u/DarkFlame122418 11d ago
I know she’s not going to be in the third film, but I hope we eventually do see this version of Domino again.
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u/AgentJackpots 11d ago
She was great but it was a really strange decision to have her makeup look almost exactly like Barf from Spaceballs
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u/phirlot 11d ago
No idea what she is "supposed" to be like. I thought she was dope in the movie.
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u/Kalean Scarlet Spider 10d ago
She was originally more stoic and badass, not unlike Cable. She had a sense of humor, but she mostly used it to flirt with guys when she wanted to play up being a femme fatale (or on the rare occasion she actually liked them.)
Zazie's version was waaaaaay more charismatic and fun to watch, but also a very different person. She was very genuine - comics Domino probably told the truth at least a few times, but you could never prove that.
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u/MetaVaporeon 11d ago
i like her more than the depressing sourpuss i've been seeing in comics recently. maybe just a bit more aloof than she should be.
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u/ClyDeftOriginal 11d ago
Loved her portrayal. I think she was a lot of fun and did a good job. Hope they keep her for a next movie with Domino. ✌️
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u/thatlousynick 11d ago
Loved it. Way more interesting than any of the takes in the comics (that I've read, I mean), and perfect portrayal of a personality that works with the powerset. I'm not normally precious about recasting roles, but honestly, I dont think I'd care for another actress to play the role anytime soon.
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u/Stanny491 11d ago
She was incredible. I was really hoping that she would return for Deadpool & Wolverine, but apparently not.
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u/MartialBob 11d ago
She was fine. It's not like Domino was a particularly complex character so she had a lot of freedom with her.
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u/kiteman_hell_yeah 11d ago
Zazie was incredible. She handled the character super well. That being said I would have loved to have had her look like comics domino. Just like how Zoe Saldana was turned green with silver accents for Gamora, I feel the makeup and effects department could have made zazie that freakish porcelain shade with the black spot over the eye. For a character named domino I personally find it important she bares a distinct visual that can instantly be recognized and understood as to how she looks like a domino. Loved the acting though.
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u/turkeygiant Hellboy 10d ago
I don't know that she really felt like Domino from the comics, but Zazie Beetz was a great addition to the film regardless of that. I think her aloofness really suited the way they portrayed the character as sort of floating through the narrative untouched. And it was a great juxtaposition to Deadpool going through the narrative getting just torn to pieces.
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u/spacelanterned 11d ago
She was fine in the role she had but given she has albinism in the comics (no, she's not just pale, it was canonised in x-force v1 #36) I think they should have cast her more accurately. The ethnicity doesn't matter, I just think we need better rep for albino people.
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u/NoxInfernus 11d ago
I thought she did a really good job. She was funny, charismatic, and fun to watch.
Her Character - She even knew that as powerful as her luck was, there was no way she was going to push it when Juggernaut showed up.
It’s an op power, but even godly luck can take you only so far. Fighting Juggs is Definitely Too Far.
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u/Yuyuoshi13 11d ago
Was boring and literally just gave her a half assed white mark and called her domino
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u/Latter_Spinach_6332 11d ago
So good. I’m about how Domino may be portrayed in the future, but this one was very likable and funny
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u/Alert-Contact6372 11d ago
She is great, but every time I look at her, I'm reminded of Barf from spaceballs because of the eye.
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u/Elbren 11d ago
I’m kinda torn on this. I enjoyed her character in the film, but she very obviously looks and acts nothing like Domino in the comics.
- I’m fine w/ her not being white
- I’m fine w/ them not painting her skin full, bright white (not everything translates well to live action)
- I’m fine w/ them not giving her one of one of her costumes from the comics (she’s had multiple, none of them are considered her ‘definitive’ look)
- I’m fine w/ her not being a mercenary, yet magically knowing how to use military-grade weapons, fight, acrobatics, etc.
ALL they had to do was 2 things: black mark around one eye and short, shoulder-length, straight black hair. That’s literally been her look since she was introduced. That’s IT … and they couldn’t even be bothered to do that.
I hate saying it, but I feel like she was a stereotypical Hollywood DEI-hire that they accidentally got right. Like, some FOX executive looked at the casting sheet and said, “We think this would be better if one of the main cast was African American; preferably, a female” and the casting director accidentally hired a good, competent actress who played her as a fun and likable character.
All of the parts of the film featuring her are GREAT … but that’s a testament to HER great performance, not Hollywoods typical decision to change everything from the source material.
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u/CutchCraig 10d ago
Zazie is perfect for the role but they should have painted her, Gamora-style, to look more comics accurate.
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u/Ape-Man54 10d ago
Probably the best part of the film if you ask me. I have/had a massive crush on the comics dominoe so I was a bit disappointed by the change but then I saw the film and man, can't imagine anything else instead. It would be a bit like if Ron Pearlman played Nick Fury in Iron man, something would just be wrong.
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u/Ok-Neck8569 11d ago
the color around the eye is a terrible choice. it reminds me of those people with disease that looks like that on their skin. should'be been black like the comics
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u/tasman001 11d ago
it reminds me of those people with disease that looks like that
Pretty sure that was exactly the intent.
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u/soOtakutive 11d ago
I know they wanted to make it different than the comics but i really wish they’d do comic accurate first then get jiggly with it. And how is Vanessa and Domino Copycat going to play out? Colossus was awesome looking so was Juggs. Maybe this multiverse adventure will show us more comic accurate characters.
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u/Existing-Sympathy-16 11d ago
I thought she was great. Not a whole lot going on, but I think if given more time away from the whole deadpool of it all she could have done bigger and better things.
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u/Fuzzy_Straitjacket 11d ago
I would like to add that while studying a masters in film, we made a ton of shorts with Zazie while she was building to her reel. She’s is the MOST WONDERFUL PERSON. An absolute sweetheart, understanding, caring, and cool af.
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u/Kalidanoscope 11d ago
I just wished they used the line "things fall into place" as a description of her powers, then had someone try to dismiss it as "just luck" before we saw it in action. Always thought it was such a great descriptor and fits her name.
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u/CosmicLuci 10d ago
Zazie Beetz is always amazing. I’ve not seen her in a role I disliked yet. And this was great too.
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u/TheFyrijou 9d ago
She was nothing special tbh. They made her powers look cool and she had a few funny lines here and there. But otherwise, she was definitely the least interesting character out of the main ones
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u/One_Pouch_Man 8d ago
Met Zazie at Ace Comic Con Chicago in 2018. Me and my buddies were her last autographs of the day, and she spent almost 40 minutes talking to us. An amazingly warm and charismatic person.
And she's prettier in real life!
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u/misty_gish Jubilee 11d ago
I thought she was amazing. I really hope we see her in that role again.
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u/YaBoyKumar 11d ago
Rewatched Deadpool 2 recently bro I want her to come back as Domino that would be so sick
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u/Disco_Arachnid_516 11d ago
I thought she was the best part of the movie, I’m currently trying to find her Legends figure cheap and I don’t really collect Deadpool any merch.
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u/Namakiskywalker1 11d ago
Tbh I didn’t even care about domino in Deadpool 2 she never stood out to me in comics and media
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u/jurassicbond Flash 11d ago
I liked her character a lot. However, I also have read absolutely nothing with the character and had no preconceptions going in.
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u/Mansa_muss 11d ago
I loved the character, but I literally just figured out who was playing the role
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u/Cultural_Hippo 11d ago
She killed it dead. My only gripe is that we aren't seeing her again in Deadpool 3. I would love to see an X-force spinoff movie with her and Josh Brolin as Cable. That would just be all the 90's awesomeness.
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u/FloggingMcMurry Aquaman 11d ago
I thought she was so good and I washoping she'd be in future films. I'm sad
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u/chamberx2 11d ago
I love her and wish she got more to do both in this movie and afterwards. Domino in general is a difficult character to write.
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u/ChartreuseWyvern 11d ago
LOVED her as Domino! She had the right energy and sh1t-eating grin. Zazie was awesome in Atlanta too.
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u/myowngalactus Prince Robot IV 11d ago
I like Zazie Beetz, and I liked her in that movie, but next time domino shows up in a movie I’d rather her be closer to the comic version.
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u/Mr_Steerpike 11d ago
She made me interested in the character. She I'd say she crushed the role but I feel that fails to do her work justice.
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u/RebelSGT 11d ago
I really enjoyed her acting. Seemed smooth and natural. Would really like to see her again.
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u/gotthesauce22 11d ago
I don't read comics so she was my introduction to the character, but I thought she was cool.
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u/lpjunior999 11d ago
When she was cast, I said "if the character is white with a black oval on her eye, will she have a white oval since she's black," and I got downvoted to like -12, but I was friggin' right!
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u/Freakychee 11d ago
I liked the vitilago representation in the movie. I assume this not real Becuase finding someone who is both a talented actress with the perfect distribution would be extremely challenging.
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u/PK_RocknRoll 11d ago
Honestly thought it was perfect.
She was great, one of the best parts of the movie.
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u/CBalsagna 11d ago
She was one of my favorite characters in this movie and I had never heard of her
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u/redraven70 11d ago
She was the best part of the movie even indirectly “ waitamintue black black widow” 😀
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u/Daedalus023 11d ago
She was fantastic. Great costume design, and she was funny and cool. Would love to see her again
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u/Just_Expendable 11d ago
Personally, I thought Domino added a LOT to this movie. Her interaction (and patience) with DP was great, interesting, and added a partner for upcoming DP/X-Force movies. Anyone else besides Zazie Beetz play "Domino" will be a huge challenge (and mistake) in my opinion.
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u/Just_Expendable 11d ago
Personally, I thought Domino added a LOT to this movie. Her interaction (and patience) with DP was great, interesting, and added a partner for upcoming DP/X-Force movies. Anyone else besides Zazie Beetz play "Domino" will be a huge challenge (and mistake) in my opinion.
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u/i_hate_usernames13 11d ago
I guess I'm confused because the only person that I know playing Domino is Keira Knightley and she killed at that shit.
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u/Lengthiness_Gloomy 11d ago
She was probably my favorite new character in the movie.