Recently, Ryan Reynolds revealed that he asked Nicolas Cage to be in Deadpool & Wolverine and revealed why he wasn't able to get Cage to do the cameo.
Reynolds said, "They were in early drafts. We had versions of that [sequence], but then as it shook out, you’re sort of looking … We’re trying to make the movie responsibly, as well."
He continued, "It’s a big budget. It’s the biggest budget of any of the Deadpool movies, but you want to give yourself as much constraint, which really I think facilitates asymmetrical thinking and creativity. If you have too much time or too much money, it usually murders that kind of creativity. So, yeah, you’re shrinking things."
He added, "But we did talk to Nic Cage. We tried to get him, but he was a no-go … I would’ve loved him."
Story source: usmagazine.com