Ryan McNeil
Yesterday, fellow blogger Farzan posted about Fox’s announcement that a Wolverine sequel had been greenlit. I left him a comment saying that I could do with a break from Wolverine for a movie or two, and hoped that Fox might move on to another character for their next project.
Ask, and ye shall receive.
Fox has announced today that they will be developing a movie around the character of Wade Wilson, or “Deadpool” as he comes to be known. Ryan Reynolds is attached to the project for now, reprising his role in WOLVERINE. No word yet on how the events of WOLVERINE will be woven into the story.
A month or two ago, I mentioned that somewhat second tier characters like Deadpool could well make for good movies. Looks like someone at Fox is thinking the same way!
I’m almost certain Fox is only developing this movie because alot of Deadpool fans were simply devastated by the fact that their favorite Marvel character was butchered in the new Wolverine movie. Its nice to see Reynolds returning since I thought he was a pretty good choice to play Deadpool. Heres hoping they actually stick to the comic counterparts this time and hire a better director to take charge. My vote is on Bryan Singer.