Deadpool 3probably isn’t going to happen. Fox found themselves a major cash cow with the firstDeadpoolin 2016 and they were quick to get going on a sequel, which is coming our way May 18. The studio seemed as though they were going to milk the Merc With a Mouth for all he’s worth and, while that may still be true to some degree,Deadpool 3won’t be part of those plans. Instead, according to Ryan Reynolds, anX-Forcemovie is going to become the priority.
With the release ofDeadpool 2just around the corner,Ryan Reynoldswill be making the press rounds to discuss the sequel. That means he’s also going to be asked quite a bit about the future of the character and, in a recent interview, someone asked him about the prospect ofDeadpool 3. Unfortunately, Reynolds cast doubt on the possibility of that projects, but has his faith in anX-Forcemovie, which he would be the leader of. Here’s what he had to say about it.
“For Deadpool 3, you know, it’s an odd thing to say but I don’t think there will be a Deadpool 3. I think going forward it would be an X-Force movie, which would be his team so to speak.”
We reported in November of 2016 thatDeadpool 3was being developed. We also know that anX-Forcemovie has been in development for some time as well. For a bit, it looked like both of those movies were going to exist. However, it sounds like Fox would prefer to turn this into a team franchise moving forward. That may have to do with their confidence inDeadpool 2. If the audience responds equally well to characters likeDomino and Cable, then it would only make sense to lean on theX-Forcemore in the future.
There’s also the possibility thatDeadpool 3was on the table prior toDeadpool 2. But we know that the script forDeadpool 2was worked on quite a bit before what ultimately got shot came to be. The upcoming sequel is going to introduce theX-Force, which came as a bit of a surprise to some. We had known for a while that Domino and Cable were going to be in it, but it seemed like that was going tolead to them transitioninginto anX-Forcemovie. Instead, they’re coming our way this summer.
Additionally, there’s the Disney/Fox deal to consider. While it still won’t be approved by regulators for a while, once it is, Disney will be in control of theX-Men,Fantastic Fourand everything related toDeadpool, includingX-Force. So that means Fox may have a very limited amount of time to make these movies the way they want to make them, because things will certainly change quite a bit once Disney is in charge. In any case, it sounds like we may not be getting anotherDeadpoolsolo adventure on the big screen. At least not any time soon. You can check out the full interview with Ryan Reynolds with Starnews Korea for yourself below.
