TheX-Menmovies are in a pretty strange place right now.X-Men:Apocalypsefurther screwed up the already messy timeline and received mixed reviews as well as less box office than expected. On the brightside,Evan Petersreturned as Quicksilver and once again stole the show. When will we see him next? Well, maybe in aDeadpoolmovie.
In a recent interview withThe Wrap,Petersdiscussed the possibilities for the future ofQuicksilverin theX-Menfranchise. No doubt he will return, but as for how and where is very much up in the air. The idea of a solo movie came up first, butPetershad a very valid point when citing why that may not be such a great idea.
“Oh my god, I don’t know. It would take three years to shoot, wouldn’t it? Yeah I don’t know, I would love to do that.”
Shortly after the release ofX-Men: Apocalypse, Fox released a featurette about the massiveQuicksilver action scenefrom the film. Though the sequence was rather short in the film, only a handful of minutes, the scene took around a month to shoot and required a massive amount of resources. The final product was worth it, butPetersis very much right in pointing out that it would be very challenging to do a whole film given the time needed to do it right.
He still mentions that he would love to do it in spite of the complications and unlike some of the actors inApocalypse,Evan Petersseems to be totally committed and into the role. He did have another suggestion that is likely to get fans excited though, saying that he would love to see Quicksilver join up withRyan Reynoldsin aDeadpoolmovie down the line. The two characters would almost certainly have excellent chemistry onscreen and it would be a great way to give Quicksilver some more screen time than he was afforded inDays of Future PastandApocalypse. Here is whatPetershad to say.
“I would like to see a Deadpool/Quicksilver movie, I think that would be really fun.”
Though it isn’t exactly anEarth shatteringstatement, it is a very interesting idea and one that isn’t outlandish or out of the realm of possibility. In spite of the mainX-Menfranchise being a bit uncertain,Deadpoolwas a runaway hit for Fox, having grossed $774 million and is doing very well on VOD and Blu Ray. The studio has already greenlit a sequel which will feature Cable, but there is no reason Quicksilver couldn’t join up with them forDeadpool 2or somewhere down the line, maybe in anX-Forcemovie.X-Men: Apocalypseis in theaters now andDeadpoolis currently available on VOD and Blu Ray.
