Seems that Lauren Shuler Donner has been doing a lot of talking yesterday. After her brief touch on X-Men First Class (in which she reveals little more than it being a prequel) she starts to spill on the plans for Ryan Reynolds and a Deadpool film.
World of Superheroes quotes Donner:
“We’d kind of reboot it and make it the Deadpool that’s in the comics,” the producer told us, while adding that Wolverine costar Ryan Reynolds is still set to reprise the role despite his involvement with Warner Bros./DC’s Green Lantern film.
“Yes, he would [return for it],” she said. “I’d like to see Deadpool, so we’ll see where we are moving forward on that. I’m hoping to make a movie out of Deadpool.”
It would be very difficult to “reboot” a character and use the same actor, so I question whether “reboot” is the right term to use here.
Personally for me, when I watched X-Men Origins: Wolverine I simply dismissed the strong implications that Weapon XI was Wade Wilson. (Weapon XI wasn’t even the same actor)
With some creative writing they could easily have Wilson still out there somewhere yet to take on the mantle of Deadpool. Reynold’s portrayal of Wade Wilson was dead on for the character. They really just need to pick up from there.
There is a lot of solo material they can use for Deadpool and pick up the movie where Wilson disappears from Wolverine
