Deadpool 2is currently in the process of casting some of the new characters, such as the beloved mutant Cable, and getting ready for production, which is expected to start this year. We already know Fox has plans forDeadpool 3and anX-Forcespinoff, but there has been talk of a potentialDeadpoolandWolverinemovie as well. Now,DeadpoolwritersRhett ReeseandPaul Wernickhave weighed in on that very topic.
The writing duo recently spoke withThe Playlistabout theDeadpool/Wolverinemovie, which was not part of the plan originally. However,Ryan Reynoldsreally wants it to happen and he andHugh Jackmanare good friends, so it is definitely a never say never kind of thing at the moment.Paul Wernickis personally, very enthusiastic about the idea. Here is what he had to say.
“We’ve come a long way from 2009, when we couldn’t get the movie off the ground ‘til now. And to have [this team-up]? It would be amazing to have Hugh resurrect Wolverine in theDeadpool universe, and again, Ryan’s making a hard push to make that happen, and hopefully the public gets behind it and we can all convince Hugh to put the claws on one more time.”
Rhett Reesealso likes the idea, but he explained that ifHugh Jackmandoes decide this is something he’d like to do, it will be tricky. Fox,Ryan Reynoldsand the writing duo already have their plans for theDeadpoolfranchise mapped out, so finding a way to fit in aDeadpoolandWolverineteam up movie would be difficult, but they will find a way to make it happen. Here is whatReesehad to say about it.
“If you’re looking at ‘Deadpool 2,’ if you’re looking at ‘X-Force,’ if you’re looking at ‘Deadpool 3,’ there’s not necessarily room for [another] team-up movie. I think it does create real scheduling and universe issues and something that could be ironed out, but it would need to be ironed out. I don’t think any of us operated under the assumption that it would be even possible to do a Deadpool/Wolverinething, so we just haven’t planned for it, it’s still not in the plan, but if it were to happen, it would require a hard look at the overall architecture of our storylines.”
A lot of this chatter surrounding a possibleDeadpool/Wolverinemovie started when a rumor circulated suggesting thatRyan Reynoldswas going to have a cameo inLogan, which is supposed to beHugh Jackman’s last movie as Wolverine. That turned out to be untrue, but it got the conversation going. BothReynoldsandJackmanwould likely be happy to get it right, since the first time they appeared on screen together inX-Men Origins: Wolverinedidn’t go so well.Rhett Reesereiterated that theLogancameo is definitely not happening, and there is a good reason for it.
“Yeah, that’s not happening. The tones are just too different. I’m not sure exactly where that rumor came from, but Hugh and Ryan are really close and they really do want to work together and they really do want to see these characters come together, so in the long run, that rumor could become true, that they’re in a movie together, but it’s just not ‘Logan.’ And no, not even an end-credit scene.”
So that’s that.Deadpoolmost definitely won’t be showing up inLoganin any way, shape or form. But with whatRhett Reesesays there about the tone, it almost makes it seem as though he is saying that the two characters can’t mesh. He clarified, saying it is merely thatLoganis too dark and different to work withDeadpool, but the two characters could meld together well in a movie that was written to include those two together on screen.
“Well, when I say the tone doesn’t work, I think the tone will absolutely work if we put those two together. Deadpool always needs a straight man, a foil, and Wolverine would be as good a foil as Colossus, just more cantankerous. I just know the ‘Logan’ movie as they conceived it could never have Deadpool in it and work. It just couldn’t; it’s way too serious and way too dark. It’s just not right tonally. It’s really, really different.”
There is almost no question that Fox would love aDeadpool and Wolverine movieand everyone in theDeadpoolcamp seems to want it. Some things would need to be worked out, but it is certainly possible. All it would really take is forHugh Jackmanto say yes, but he has said that the timing doesn’t feel right. So, it is hard to say ifRyan Reynoldscan persuade him, but the writers seem to think it can work and that is very important.Deadpool 2is the next time we’ll see Wade Wilson and the movie is currently in pre-production, but Fox has yet to provide an actual release date. PerhapsHugh Jackmanwill make a cameo appearance? We’ll have to wait and see.
