Ryan Reynolds: ‘Deadpool’ Christmas Movie Plans Misplaced in Disney-Fox Deal

Ryan Reynolds has shared plans for a “Deadpool” Christmas film that obtained “misplaced within the shuffle” after the Walt Disney Firm acquired twenty first Century Fox in 2019.

Reynolds’ feedback got here throughout an interview with The Huge Situation, selling his new movie “Spirited,” a spin on “A Christmas Carol” from Apple. The comedy stars Reynolds and Will Ferrell. Discussing the subject of the actor’s love for large musical numbers, Reynolds drifted into the subject of his Marvel antihero.

“I might like to see a tune and dance quantity in a ‘Deadpool’ film. 4 years in the past, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick and I wrote a Christmas film starring Deadpool. However it obtained misplaced within the shuffle of Disney buying Fox and it by no means obtained made,” Reynolds shared. “Possibly in the future we’ll get to make that film. It’s not a musical, however it’s a full ‘Deadpool’ Christmas film. So in the future.”

Reese and Wernick served as co-writers on the primary “Deadpool” movie. The pair returned for the 2018 sequel, penning the follow-up with Reynolds on the workforce.

The “Deadpool” Christmas challenge that Reynolds hints at shouldn’t be confused with “As soon as Upon a Deadpool,” a PG-13 model of 2018’s “Deadpool 2” that provides numerous decorative holiday-themed options and a framing machine aping “The Princess Bride.” The next yr, Disney accomplished its acquisition of Fox, formally bringing the “Deadpool” franchise below their umbrella.

Now below Disney, Reynolds has a separate “Deadpool” follow-up within the works that can issue into the studio’s ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Deadpool 3” will function the return of Hugh Jackman as X-Males favourite Wolverine. The studio has set a launch date of Nov. 8, 2024 — not too far off from the vacations, for what it’s price.