Anybody know what’s going on with Deadpool since Disney acquired Fox? No? Well, you can add Ryan Reynolds to the list of folks uncertain of the next move for the Merc with a Mouth.
Speaking with Total Film, Reynolds says he’s still trying to get the lay of the land at Marvel, and has no idea when there will be a Deadpool 3…
“Oh, man, I really don’t know,” Reynolds said. “It’s just all so new with it being over at Marvel now, and, you know, figuring out the ins and outs as much as I can, from where I sit. We’ll see.”
Reynolds continued by saying that he doesn’t have any inside knowledge just because he’s part of the Disney/Marvel family now…
“I don’t feel like an insider at all. I think once I’m more intimate with it – if we get to make a Deadpool 3… if or when we get to make a Deadpool 3, I’ll probably have a better perspective on that. But I’m a huge fan of Marvel, and how they make movies. So when Disney bought Fox, I only saw that as a good thing. Deadpool hopefully being allowed to play in that sandbox, I think is just a win for everyone involved. But we’ll certainly see.”
What’s the hold up? Well, any number of things, really. Marvel still has to figure out what they’re going to do with all of the Fox properties, not just Deadpool. What will they do about the X-Men, who Deadpool has obvious close connections to. Do they introduce mutants into the MCU first? Do they even bother bringing Deadpool into the MCU, or spin him off into his own solo universe? Will there even be a sequel, or perhaps a complete reboot? A lot to ponder, but rest assured when Deadpool does return it’ll be Reynolds under the mask.
