Ryan Reynolds says there's a '70% chance' of Deadpool 3 starting production next year.
Speaking to Collider during a press day for the star's upcoming film Free Guy, Reynolds spoke about the foul-mouthed superhero's third outing. Hesitant to put a time frame on a start date for production, he said, "The percentage chance? I don’t know. I couldn’t assign a percentage to that. I’d say it’s 50/50 maybe? We’re really actively developing it and getting it into pretty good shape. What the hell month is it? August? Oh, next year? Probably pretty damn good. I’d say 70%."
Elsewhere in the interview, Reynolds offered an update on the film's writing process. “It’s something that is just a daily process. Writing is kind of like that, you’ve gotta allot time to do it and walk away, and I’m working with the Molyneuxs on it, it’s been great. They’re incredibly talented and so, so smart." Bob's Burger and Great North writers Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin and Wendy Molyneux were brought on as writers for Deadpool 3 in November.
The actor was full of praise for the Molyneux sisters, who sound like they have taken well to their new project: "They so understand that world and know how to zig when everyone’s expecting a zag, so it’s been a lot of fun.” he said. Deadpool's unique style was a welcome addition to the superhero genre but it will be interesting to see how the writing team looks to improve this further to keep Deadpool 3 feeling fresh this time round.
The third installment will be particularl interesting given that Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige confirmed that Deadpool 3 will become part of the MCU – which could offer unique opportunities for cameo characters within the film. Despite the lack of R-rated movies in the franchise, Feige confirmed that Marvel Studios won't be looking to curb Deadpool's signature style. “It will be rated R and we are working on a script right now," said Feige back in January.
In other Deadpool news, the Merc with a Mouth has been front and center in the marketing world recently. The superhero featured in his "first" MCU crossover as he sat down with Korg from Thor: Ragnarok to promote Reynolds' latest film, Free Guy. As it turns out, Reynolds' marketing pitches didn't stop there. IGN recently reported that the actor floated the idea of a Deadpool and Bambi crossover to Disney in which the superhero would have sat down to interrogate the hunter who killed Bambi's mother. Spoilers, it's not what you think – or actually, maybe it's exactly what you think.
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