Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige says the Fantastic Four and X-Men films, which includes the Ryan Reynolds-led Deadpool and its sequel (not to mention, the PG-13 Once Upon a Deadpool cut). Of course, this begs the question: what comes next for The Merc With a Mouth and his pals?
In the past, Disney CEO Bob Iger has indicated that the studio will be pretty hands-off when it comes to the Deadpool franchise, given its current success. The Mouse House even plans to X-Force) are concerned.
Speaking to Variety, Feige touched briefly on Marvel Studios' plans for the Deadpool franchise. As he put it:
“When we were purchased, Bob [Iger] said to us, ‘if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. There’s no question that Deadpool is working, so why would we change it?”
Reading between the lines, it seems the tentative plan is for the Deadpool movies to carry on business as usual, post Disney-Fox deal. They might not be included in the MCU anytime soon (something Feige also hinted at during his Variety interview), but that could honestly be for the best. Arguably, a big part of the reason that Reynolds' take on The Merc With a Mouth has worked is because he's been free to play in his own version of the X-Men universe, untethered to the continuity of the mainline films. With Dark Phoenix hit theaters in June, the Fox era of the franchise is about to come to an end anyway - so why start pretending that Deadpool is really all that connected to his mutant peers (and, in turn, due for a similar makeover for the MCU) now?
If there's a downside to this, however, it's that Deadpool is unlikely to share the screen with the superheroes of the MCU in the immediate future. As much as fans would want to see Deadpool 3.
Source: Variety
