What's Really Happening with the X-Force Movie?

20th Century Fox’sDeadpool 2hits theaters this weekend, which introduces a number of new characters that will make up the highly-anticipatedX-Forcemovie. While promotingDeadpool 2, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick revealed they are looking forward to working withX-Forcewriter-director Drew Goddard, although the filmmaker is currently working on his new filmBad Times at the El Royale, arriving in theaters October 5. Here’s what Rhett Reese had to say, when asked if they’ve been working with Goddard to map out everything forX-Force.

“Not yet because he’s off making another movie. I think probably we will moving forward, but, but Drew’s not finished with his new movie until the fall and then at that point he’s going to clear the deck. Now,he has his own storyhe’s come up with and he’s beat it out in his head. I don’t know if it’s in full outline form yet, so he does have at least a rough plan, but at some point he’ll put that to paper and I’m sure we’ll discuss it because we’re all part of the same universe. We all have to know what each other’s doing and then he’ll go off and write it and then I’ll go off and direct it. So we’re excited.”

Since Drew Goddard is attached to both write and directX-Force, it’s possible that Reese and Wernick are attached as producers forX-Force, which makes sense, since theyintroduced many of the charactersin theirDeadpool 2script. Unfortunately, Reese and Wernick wouldn’t divulge any of the plot details for theX-Forcestory Drew Goddard is working on, but after Goddard is done withBad Times at the El Royale, the filmmaker will seemingly be heading right back to work onX-Force.

20th Century Fox hasn’t issued a production schedule or release date forX-Forceyet, but ifDeadpool 2is as big a hit as expected, the studio may want to put this spin-off on the fast track. Ryan Reynolds has also hinted that there will actually not be aDeadpool 3, with the studio likely focusing onX-Forcenext, with Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) returning alongside Cable (Josh Brolin), Domino (Zazie Beetz), Bedlam (Terry Crews), Shatterstar (Lewis Tan), Zeitgeist (Bill Skarsgard), Colossus (Stefan Kapcic) andNegasonic Teenage Warhead(Brianna Hildenbrand).

Deadpool 2has beentracking for a huge weekend, likely opening north of $150 million, which would break the originalDeadpool’s opening weekend record of $132.4 million, the biggest debut ever for an R-rated film. As forX-Force, depending on how long it takes Drew Goddard to hammer out a script, it’s possible filming could take place next year, with a 2020 debut, but nothing has been set in stone forX-Forceyet. After languishing in development for a number of years, though, with Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2) once working on the project, it seemsX-Forcewill be happening in the near future. Rhett Reese revealed these details about Drew Goddard’sX-Forcestory in an interview withScreen Rant.