Morena Baccarin, the Hollywood actress who made waves in TV series such as Gotham, Homeland and Firefly, will portray the female lead along with Ryan Reynolds in the upcoming Deadpool movie, according to The Out Housers News.

In the process of selecting Ryan Reynold's female lead, Baccarin was one of the actresses shortlisted for the role. Baccarin's character is described as someone falling for a man, whose face has been disfigured. The actress' character in the movie has yet to be identified.

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However, Deadpool only has a handful of leading ladies in the comic book arc, according to avid Marvel fans.

 One of the most prominent leading ladies in the story arc is Vanessa Carlysle, whose alter ego is known as the mutant CopyCat.

The Deadpool movie will be directed by T.J. Miller. Actress and MMA fighter Gina Carano is also rumored to join the Deadpool cast.

Ryan Reynolds played Wade Wilson who eventually becomes Deadpool in the 2009 movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine, will reprise the character in this movie spin-off.

This movie will focus more on Deadpool's beginnings on how he became a superhero.

Reynold's character is an assassin, who goes through a procedure to cure his cancer and becomes damaged but graced with superpowers.

The movie is based on a script by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Simon Kinberg is believed to be the producer of the movie and will be co-produced by Lauren Schuler Donner.

Baccarin first rose to fame in the 2001 comedy film Perfume. She eventually earned the lead role of the film festival hit Way Off Broadway.

When the Brazilian born actress ventured more into television projects, she became known for appearances in TV series such as The O.C., It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, StarGate SG-1, Homeland, Firefly and the most recent TV series, Gotham.

Baccarin will also star alongside Melissa McCarthy in the upcoming comedy movie, Spy.

The Deadpool movie will start shooting this March and is slated for a 2016 release.

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