It’s official:Deadpool 3finally has a director. According toThe Hollywood Reporter,Free Guyhelmer Shawn Levy is in talks to reunite with Ryan Reynolds for the newDeadpoolsequel.
Levy and Reynolds have previously collaborated on bothFree Guyand Netflix’sThe Adam Project, which was released today. And there’s more good news for fans of the first twoDeadpoolmovies: Original screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are now back onDeadpool 3.They are replacingBob’s Burgersscribes Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, who wrote the previous draft ofDeadpool 3.
Deadpool was created by Fabian Nicieza and artist Rob Liefeld in 1991 as an enemy of the New Mutants, and later, X-Force. However, Deadpool’s wacky antics quickly struck a chord with fans, and he eventually headlined his own comic book series. He also transitioned from villain to anti-hero, and he has been known to team up with X-Force and the X-Men on occasion.
Reynolds pushed for aDeadpoolmovie before landing the role inX-Men Origins: Wolverinein 2009. Unfortunately, neither Reynolds nor fans were satisfied by that film’s treatment of Deadpool. It took another seven years of lobbying before a soloDeadpoolmovie debuted in 2016. It was such a massive hit for 20th Century Fox that it became the highest-grossing film in theX-Menseries.
Deadpool 2arrived in 2018 and introduced Josh Brolin as Cable and Zazie Beetz as Domino. This was the lastDeadpoolmovie before Disney purchased Fox’s entertainment assets. Regardless, Reynolds briefly reprised his role as Deadpool for aFree Guypromotional video last year.
There has been some question about whetherDeadpool 3will maintain the R-rating of the first two films. Marvel’s Kevin Feige and former Disney CEO Robert Iger previously indicated thatDeadpool 3will still go for an R. However, it’s unknown if Disney’s current CEO, Bob Chapek, feels the same way. The film doesn’t currently have a release date.
