The status of both that film and another “Deadpool” sequel have remained a mystery following Disney’s acquisition of Fox in 2019.
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“What about the ones who don’t have the benefactor looking out for them, and what about the kids who have to figure it out on their own? We then would have introduced that darker, more militant mentor in the form of Cable.”Īfter Fox passed on Wadlow’s “X-Force” movie, the writer-director moved on to helm Blumhouse horror movies “Truth or Dare” and “Fantasy Island.” Wadlow also shares a screenwriting credit on this month’s “Bloodshot” comic adaptation starring Vin Diesel.įox, meanwhile, went on to have box office success with Reynolds’ “Deadpool” and “Deadpool 2.” The sequel introduced Cable (Josh Brolin) and Domino (Zazie Beetz) and laid the groundwork for a new “X-Force” movie to be directed by “Cabin in the Woods” helmer Drew Goddard. “What about the mutants that have to go to public school?” Wadlow asks. The driving force behind Wadlow’s “X-Force” movies was to prioritize the mutant characters who were not good enough to attend Charles Xavier’s private school for mutants and thus didn’t have a chance to be official X-Men. 'Cowboy Bebop': Everything You Need to Know About the Live-Action Netflix Adaptation
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In a lot of ways, these are Marvel’s coolest characters, so I want to remind people of that and build on what we already have. You go to any convention in the world, and you’ll see 20 people dressed as Deadpool. ‘X-Force’ #1 was the second biggest book of all time behind Jim Lee’s ‘X-Men’ #1, so there’s an immediate brand recognition to that stuff and a build in fanbase. So X-Force or Cable or Deadpool - all these amazing characters are things we haven’t really gotten to yet. “You have to remember that Fox grabbed the X-Men back in the ’90s because it was the biggest franchise in the world. Mark Millar, Marvel writer turned Marvel film guru for Fox stated: Wait, it gets better, its also being reported that talks with X-Force creator Rob Liefeld are pointing towards the possibility of Cable making his movie debut in the film! X-Men Films points out that this is usually how X-movie news gets leaked. Not only did we get the glorious First Class movie, it’s follow up tackling one of the best story arcs in X-history, Days of Future Past, but now it seems we will be getting an X-Force movie as well!Īccording to website X-Men Films () 20th Century Fox have registered the domain name.