When Disney acquired 20th Century Fox, Deadpool 3 was put on hold and many fans believed that would be it for Ryan Reynolds' run as the Merc with the Mouth.
The Deadpool franchise takes place squarely in the X-Men Universe, and is R-Rated, a label none of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies have come close to since Iron Man was released in 2008. However, unable to ignore the popularity of this iteration of the character and those all-important box office numbers, Marvel Studios decided to move forward with Deadpool 3.
Initially, Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin were tapped to pen the threequel's screenplay. Later, the franchise's original scribes, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, boarded the project alongside Free Guy director Shawn Levy.
Talking to Discussing Film, Rheese opened up on working with Marvel Studios and indicated that the studio has given him and Wernick the created freedom they had on the first two movies.
"It’s almost like putting on a comfy old sweater. Marvel’s really given us the support to maintain the tone and the vision that we have for it," the writer reveals. "They’ve been very hands-off and supportive, but they’ve also let us do what we do. So really, it’s just been fun. We’re mad scientists back in the laboratory again."
"Deadpool is our favorite who will always be the character I think we’re most associated with, and we’re very grateful for being allowed to write him again," Rheese continues. "So it’s a blast. It’s like going back to school again after having summer off. It’s pretty fun."
We're intrigued to see where this movie takes Wade Wilson, especially as common sense says the anti-hero should be pulled into the MCU and start interacting with those characters.
Of course, it's worth pointing out that Marvel Studios' Hall H panel at the San Diego Comic-Con is just over a week away. With that in mind, it seems fair to say that we'll all lose our sh*t if the threequel is announced next Saturday and titled Deadpool vs. The Marvel Cinematic Universe!
Deadpool 3 doesn't have a confirmed release date, but is expected to begin production soon.