14 DAY TRIAL // Although this highly counts as news, since speculation about it has been building up fast even before the release of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” fans will be thrilled to learn that 20th Century Fox has just confirmed a Deadpool spinoff. Even if no release date has yet been set for the spinoff to the spinoff to the threequel, anticipation is high for this movie, especially since the direction Fox will take the character is yet uncertain, as SlashFilm informs.
According to the movie-oriented publication, placing the Deadpool movie in the context of the other four X-Men films, and especially in relation to “Wolverine” can prove to be a very tricky choice, and the studio might just kill the franchise if it doesn’t make the right call. Then again, this project is just at the beginning and, since no screenwriter has been attached to it yet, chances are it will be a while longer before we get more specific details on it.
“20th Century Fox has officially announced that they are ramping up production on a Deadpool spin-off. Ryan Reynolds is attached to reprise the character, in a deal that was obviously part of his ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ contract. Lauren Shuler Donner will produce with Marvel Entertainment. No screenwriter has yet been hired. Wolverine viewers are likely skeptical of how this character might be handled in a film of his own especially considering some of the twists and turns the character has taken in the Hugh Jackman spinoff.” the aforementioned publication says.
Other media outlets believe that making the Deadpool spinoff a sequel to the Wolverine story could actually stand to do more harm than good to the franchise. Because of this, making Deadpool/Wade Wilson story as some sort of backbone for the Wolverine one would make more sense, they claim – and most fans seem to agree that they would rather see Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson instead of the mouth-sewn, arms-missing, face-unrecognizable Deadpool. Given Reynolds’ popularity, chances are Fox will indeed place more emphasis on his good looks, and go with the Wilson character for the spinoff.
As noted above, a Deadpool movie is far from being news, since Reynolds himself hinted at this possibility long before “Wolverine” even came out. “These things work pretty slowly. I’ve had a couple of people approach me about meetings for a ‘Deadpool’ movie but I think it’s absurd to think that way until this movie comes out. And I don’t even look at it like I play Deadpool in this movie. I really think I more or less play Wade Wilson, and I’m playing the creature that will eventually become Deadpool but in this movie it’s his newly formed version… so to speak.” Reynolds was telling the media back in March this year, thus preparing the ground for the official announcement from Fox.