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Neil Patrick Harris to Voice Deadpool in VR Game as Ryan Reynolds Spoofs Doogie Howser

Reynolds channels Harris’s breakthrough role alongside sister-in-law Robyn Lively to mock the recasting ahead of the game’s late-2025 release.

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Overview

  • Neil Patrick Harris is confirmed as the voice of Deadpool in Marvel’s Deadpool VR for Meta Quest 3 and 3S headsets, with the game scheduled for later in 2025.
  • On June 8, Ryan Reynolds released a self-directed video in which he dons a lab coat and glasses to parody Harris’s Doogie Howser, M.D. character while lamenting the “theft” of his signature role.
  • The spoof features Robyn Lively, Harris’s former Doogie Howser co-star and Reynolds’s sister-in-law, who interrupts and criticizes his vindictive reaction.
  • Reynolds has voiced Deadpool in films since 2016 but is not listed among cast members for the upcoming Avengers sequel.
  • Reports indicate Reynolds is developing a new Deadpool movie with several X-Men characters, though casting and production details remain unconfirmed.