Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who penned the first two Deadpool films, will write the third movie based on the X-Men comic book character, created by Rob Liefeld. Lizzie Molyneux-Loeglin and Wendy Molyneux, Emmy-winning writers of Bobs Burgers, had been previously tapped to write Deadpool 3, but Reese and Wernick will instead return for a third outing.
Besides Reynolds, no other cast members are confirmed for Deadpool 3. The second Deadpool film introduced Josh Brolin as Cable and Zazie Beetz as Domino. Deadpool also starred Morena Baccarin as Vanessa and T.J. Miller as Weasel. Tim Miller directed the original movie, while David Leitch helmed Deadpool 2.
The Deadpool movies are the top-grossing X-Men films of all time, each earning over US$780 million worldwide. The first two films, which debuted in 2016 and 2018, respectively, were released by 20th Century Fox before Disney acquired that studio. Around that time, there was fear that Disney would seek to maintain its family-friendly image, which is far from the raunchy world of Deadpool. However, Disney's then-chairman and CEO Bob Iger diminished those concerns in 2019, saying Disney would continue to make R-rated Deadpool movies and other adult-oriented Marvel stories.
"We will continue in that business," promised Iger, adding, "There's certainly popularity with those types of films." However, he hinted that these films won't be released under the traditional Marvel or Disney banner, and the company would make an effort to ensure it is "carefully branding (R-rated films)...so we're not in any way confusing the consumer."
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news first. – Reuters
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