I wasn’t a huge fan of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but I didn’t dislike it either. I can tell you one of my favorite aspects of the film was Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool (at least in the beginning of the movie). Even before the movie came out a lot of people had been speculating that there may be a Deadpool solo movie down the road. Yeah well… an $88 million dollar opening weekend for Wolverine seems to have accelerated those plans because official word has come out that a Ryan Reynolds Deadpool movie is moving forward.
The folks at SplashPage give us this:
MTV News has received official word that there is also a “Deadpool” solo movie in active development, with “Wolverine” actor Ryan Reynolds reprising his role as Wade Wilson, Marvel’s mutant assassin. According to a source close to Fox, the “Deadpool” spin-off film will be produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Marvel, and will be “a complete exploration of this unique character — his origins, his emergence as the Merc with the Mouth.” The studio is currently seeking writers for the project.
I’m not going to lie to you folks… I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this news. I was completely entertained every minute that Wade Wilson (Deadpool) was on the screen in Wolverine, and an entire movie focused on this character makes my heart all warm and fuzzy.
No idea what sort of story line they’ll go with or what other characters they’ll have involved… but at this point I really don’t care. I personally think this is great news. Your thoughts?
