'Deadpool' Will Have Ryan Reynolds’ New ‘Merc With The Mouth’ Superhero Truer to the Character of the Comic Book Original

10:40 AM EST 1/16/2015

Twentieth Century Fox and Marvel Comics have announced they are moving ahead with the production of the Deadpool film, their long-gestating X-Men spinoff project. Tim Miller is set to direct, while Ryan Reynolds, who played the part in the 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie, is reportedly confirmed to star. Reynolds even tweeted fans, “Uh... It's Chimichanga Time” back in December. The screenwriting duo Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick of Zombieland fame have long been attached to write the script has already come up with an initial draft.Read more