Deadpool 2 is coming hard and fast on May 18th, looking to pick up the pieces of the box office that Infinity War leaves behind. But after that, things seem to up in the air concerning the future of Fox’s new top mutant and the rest of his friends in the X-Men. The looming deal between Fox and Disney has folks speculating all over the place about what Mickey Mouse will do to Wade, Logan, and the rest of the mutant fun bunch when he has total control.
For Ryan Reynolds, he feels like he’s in the same boat as everybody else when it comes to the future of Deadpool. He’s basically taking Bob Iger at his word that Deadpool and some of the other successful Fox ventures will remain unchanged. And according to Entertainment Weekly, he makes the common sense argument for why Disney would want to do that:
“I really genuinely don’t know a thing about it,” admits Reynolds. “I read that [CEO and chairman] Bob Iger felt that there’s plenty of room in that universe to have a rated-R character like Deadpool. This is completely conjecture on my part, but I wouldn’t imagine that Disney bought Fox to dismantle it or something like that. I think that Disney bought Fox so it could have that in its arsenal.”
Deadpool seems like something that is perfect in terms of casting and execution. Also, it is wide open to just fit right in because the world and character live beyond the fourth wall. Simon Kinberg was also involved in the chat with EW and he added that there isn’t anything Disney or Fox can legally discuss at this point. He even confirms the studio is moving fast to get out as much mutant work as they can:
“We haven’t had any discussions yet about what the Disney acquisition of Fox would look like for the Marvel properties because I think legally they’re not allowed to talk about it until it’s done. So no we haven’t talked about it all. We’re just moving forward as we move forward. Once Drew Goddard’s ready we’ll get into X-Force and, believe it or not, we’re still trying to get Gambit [starring Channing Tatum as the Cajun mutant] up and running. The hope is to keep moving forward until we hear otherwise. To me, I have no idea what to expect but I think it could be really exciting.”
If we actually end up seeing Channing Tatum’s Gambit, that will be amazing. But with the recent delays for Fox’s upcoming X-Men films and the production woes for the film, things do not seem too promising. X-Force might be another story depending on the success of Deadpool.
(Via Entertainment Weekly / SyFy Wire)