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T.J. Miller and Ed Skrein in talks to join Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool

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Now that 20th Century Fox has finally pulled the trigger on Deadpool, it seems the studio and director Tim Miller are starting to turn their eye to the supporting cast for the Merc with the Mouth’s first solo outing. According to The Wrap, T.J. Miller (Transformers: Age of Extinction) and Ed Skrein (Game of Thrones) […]

Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool will be “made in a way the most critical of fanboys could embrace”

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As 20th Century Fox and director Tim Miller gear up to go into production on Deadpool, leading man Ryan Reynolds has been speaking to Shortlist about his excitement over finally getting to realise the Merc With the Mouth’s solo movie. “I’m incredibly happy about it, we’ve got a director that understands that world, and writers […]

Ryan Reynolds talks Deadpool, says the “debate rages on” over PG-13 or R rating

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During an interview with Entertainment Weekly about his new film Woman in Gold, Ryan Reynolds offered up some comments on the long-gestating Deadpool movie, which is finally about to go into production after years of development hell. “It’s just how unusual he is,” said Reynolds when asked about the appeal of the character. “You understand […]

Deadpool movie to start shooting in March

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It looks like 20th Century Fox has finalised a start date for the Merc with the Mouth’s long-gestating solo movie, with Global News reporting that filming on Deadpool will get underway in March, with the studio booking two months at North Shore Studios in Vancouver. Deadpool is to be directed by Blur Studio chief Tim […]

Anthony Mackie on Captain America: Civil War, Deadpool and Batman v Superman – exclusive Triple 9 interview

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To promote his new film Triple 9 (2016 – Casey Affleck, Kate Winslet, Norman Reedus), Anthony Mackie sat down with Flickering Myth’s Scott Davis. In the interview, Mackie speaks about where he ranks Captain America: Civil War (in which he plays The Falcon) overall in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, what he thinks about the DC/Marvel feud and who, […]

Kick-Ass 2 director discusses his original X-Force movie plans

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X-Force is set to make its big screen debut next month as Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a Mouth assembles his mercenary buddies in Deadpool 2, paving the way for their very own X-Force movie from writer-director Drew Goddard. However, Fox did intend on unleashing X-Force much sooner, tapping Kick-Ass 2 helmer Jeff Wadlow to write […]

Rejected animation test from Donald Glover’s Deadpool leaks online

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Earlier in the week it was announced that FX Networks has decided to cancel the planned Deadpool animated series from Marvel Television due to creative differences with Donald Glover and Stephen Glover, who were set to serve as writers, executive producers and showrunners. While it seems we’ll never get to see what the Glovers had […]

A Taylor Swift episode was apparently “the last straw” for the Deadpool animated series

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Earlier this week it was announced that FX Networks has pulled the plug on its animated Deadpool series from Marvel Television and creators Donald Glover and Stephen Glover, with the network citing “creative differences”. Donald Glover responded by tweeting out a mock script for the show’s “finale”, which saw the Merc with a Mouth taking a […]