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Marvel Orders up Deadpool, More Wolverine

Thursday, May 07, 2009
By: Thomas J. Mclean

With X-Men Origins: Wolverine having shredded box office expectations last week with a hefty $85 million haul, Fox is proceeding with development on a spinoff Deadpool movie and a Wolverine sequel.

Variety reports Ryan Reynolds will return as Wade Wilson, the “merc with a mouth” for the Deadpool film. Lauren Shuler Donner will return to produce the film with Marvel.

The studio also is in the formative stages of a direct sequel to Wolverine that will see Hugh Jackman’s clawed mutant head to Japan.

Also in Fox’s plans for the X-Men franchise is X-Men Origins: Magneto, with a script by Sheldon Turner ready to go, and X-Men: First Class, a look at young mutants written Josh Schwartz.

Reader Comments

  • Rex Hindrichs : Artist : Tengu Entertainment
    Thursday, May 07, 2009

    I will embrace nothing less than the comic book version of Deadpool. Too much deviation from it with this flick will constitute a disappointment in my eyes.

    That being said, I\'m glad to hear that my favorite antihero is getting some appreciation.

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