In a move that should surprise absolutely no one judging by the successes of the first two movies, Deadpool 3 has been confirmed by Wade Wilson actor, Ryan Reynolds, to be in pre-production. However, with the elephant in the room that is the Disney/Fox merger looming large, his comments on a “different direction” for the third Merc with a Mouth movie might just send pulses racing.
Speaking at the Chinese launch of Deadpool 2 - with his character, hilariously, known in the Far East re-release as Little Bitchy Bitch - Reynolds spoke about what comes next (H/T Variety).
“[We’re] looking to go in a completely different direction [with Deadpool 3],” Reynolds hinted during the press event, before curiously adding: “Often, they reboot or change a character like four movies late.”
How very Deadpool it would be to have a complete reboot in just the third movie to poke fun at the likes of, for example, three Spider-Man 2 movies coming out in the span of 15 years. Still, a “completely different direction” is an interesting turn-of-phrase for a franchise that has sold tickets on the premise of knowing exactly what you’re getting: Deadpool being rude, crude, and shooting anyone with an attitude.
Knowing Ryan Reynolds, he could be just messing. Hell, there may not even be a Deadpool 3. But, for now, we’re left with a few breadcrumbs about a potential new Deadpool movie that will cool our chimichangas until the Disney/Fox merger begins to take shape.
Unless it's all one big troll, that's another big entry to add to all of the upcoming movies coming in 2019 and beyond.
