Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds recently teased some major updates relating to his return as The Merc With a Mouth, and THR has now revealed that the MCU-set threequel has found a director.
After working with Reynolds on Disney/20th Century Studios' smash-hit Free Guy and new Netflix sci-fi movie The Adam Project, Shawn Levy is set to reteam with the actor for Wade Wilson's third big-screen outing. The filmmaker is said to be in negotiations to board the project, but is expected to commit.
The first two Deadpool movies were massive hits for 20th Century Fox (taking in $783.1 million and $785.8M, respectively) and the Disney-owned Marvel Studios will be hoping to repeat that success. The sequel added Josh Brolin (Cable) and Zazie Beetz (Domino) to the franchise, but there's no word on whether either of them are set to reprise their roles.
Right now, all we really know about Deadpool 3 is that it will be rated R, and Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Loeglin penned the script. There are rumors that the Merc With a Mouth could show up in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but Reynolds recently denied any involvement.
No release date has been announced, but we should begin to get more regular updates now that a director is on board.