In just a few short days,Deadpool 2will hit the big screen, which will introduce a new “super-duper team” that will be ultimately known asX-Force, and now we have an update on theX-Forcemovie. These characters that make up theX-Forceteam who are introduced inDeadpool 2include Bedlam (Terry Crews), Domino (Zazie Beetz), Zetigeist (Bill Skarsgard), Shatterstar (Lewis Tan), Colossus (Stefan Kapcic), Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildenbrand) and an unspecified character played by Shioli Kutsuna, who may be Surge, and Peter (Rob Delaney). TheX-Forcemovie is said to be coming up afterDeadpool 2, but when asked about this new spin-off,Ryan Reynoldsrevealed that it may be still a ways away, since there isn’t even a script in place yet.
“There’s a storyline that everyone’s happy with, but there isn’t a script yet. That’s yet to come.”
Earlier this month, Ryan Reynolds indicated in another interview that there may not be a thirdDeadpoolmovie, a sentiment which mirrors a line from theDeadpool 2trailer where Wade Wilson and Weasel (T.J. Miller) joke about not needing to make a third movie. Instead, there will be anX-Forcemovie, which will also bring back Reynolds as Wade Wilson/Deadpool and Josh Brolin as Cable, but Reynolds also recently confirmed that T.J. Miller will not be back as Weasel.Drew Goddard has been attached to write and directtheX-Forcemovie since September, with Reynolds revealing in this new interview that he is really looking forward to working with Drew Goddard.
“I just wanna work with Drew. I mean, I love him and he has such an interesting take on where he wants to take that world. I see it being a real ensemble on a lot of levels just because I think it’s interesting forDeadpoolto kinda function in the way he does in his own universe. You always get to sort of find some way to position him as the underdog or take everything away from him, but for him to function in an ensemble (inX-Force) is a lot of fun. I think there’s a real opportunity to not burden the narrative by shattering Wade’s life, so then at the beginning our movie you get to have him just be part of the team, which is obviously a very challenging prospect forsomeone like Wade Wilson. So, I’m really excited about that. I’m excited about a couple new characters that we’re talking about. And I’m really especially excited to work with Drew. He’s just amazing.”
We also reported in January that theimpending Disney/Fox mergerwill have no impact on the development and/or production of theX-Forcemovie, which was reiterated by Reynolds in his interview withCollider, where he stated that, to the best of his knowledge, it’s been “business as usual” at 20th Century Fox since the merger was announced in December. He also had some interesting comments about the potential MPAA rating ofX-Force, which he assumed would be an R-rated movie, but nothing is set in stone yet.
“It’s all story first. I don’t think anybody’s thinking about the rating. I mean, my sort of wild guess would be that it would be an R-rated movie, but again, right now we’re just assembling the troops to figure out what story we would tell. And it’s a ways away from shooting still, and I don’t even have an idea as to the exact date. But yeah, we’ll see. Story first though.”
Since Disney doesn’t make R-rated movies, many fans had expressed concern over the Disney/Fox merger, in that it may turnX-Forceand other futureDeadpoolsequels or spin-offs to be PG-13, but we’re still a long way from those decisions being made. There is no official release date forX-Forceyet, but hopefully the studio reveals more afterDeadpool 2hits theaters. You can head over toColliderfor their full interview with Ryan Reynolds.
