When Ryan Reynolds played Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the idea before it was even filmed was that it would set up a spin-off movie for him. However when the film was badly received and the way the character was portrayed didn’t please fans (and Reynolds went off to DC’s Green Lantern), it didn’t kill off Deadpool film plans, but they certainly went on the backburner.
The actor kept talking up the possibilities as it’s certainly a passion project, but many thought it was going to become one of those times when there would be a massive amount of talk but no movie would ever arrive. However now it looks like it’s finally going to happen, as part of Fox’s attempts to broaden the X-Men world with films focussing on individual characters (along with another Wolverine and Deadpool, there’s a Gambit movie starring Channing Tatum in the works).
A few months ago Fox handed Deadpool a February 12th, 2016, and now Reynolds has confirmed his return with the Tweet, ‘Uh… It’s Chimichanga Time.’
Tim Miller is directing from a screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. [Read more…]