Deadpool Spinoff Will Go Back to the Merc’s Roots

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on May 6, 2009

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Fox has confirmed that not only is a Deadpool spinoff in the works, but that Ryan Reynolds and company will take the character back to his roots.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, producer Lauren Shuler Donner and Marvel Studios will serves as producers on the origin story, which would go back to the time before the events of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This would give Reynolds an opportunity to recapture Deadpool’s signature slapstick tone and tendency for breaking the fourth wall, something that fans were able to taste briefly in Wolverine.

The story is currently out to writers, but it is understood that the story wouldn’t be tied in any way to the end of Wolverine, which saw the character Deadpool being taken in a direction slightly different from his story in the comics. This should be a good thing for fans, many of whom have been voicing their own rage over the treatment of their favorite character in our comment sections. And who can blame them? Deadpool is an awesome character — perhaps one of the most entertaining characters in the X-Men universe. And a spinoff film that goes back to his roots is easily the best bet for Fox, who would risk further fan alienation should they take him forward from where he ended in Wolverine.

What do you think about a Deadpool spinoff that goes back to the roots of the character?


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  • Spinoff of a Spinoff. What Spinoff will come from Deadpool!?
  • It's going to ignore the ending of Wolverine? Why? All he did was fight Wolverine and Sabretooth. There's no way to come back from that?

    And, oh great, another origin story. Seriously? Do we need the origin? Can't we get a brief overview and then BAM into the awesomeness. I just find it suspect that we're already ignoring the ending of a movie that came out last weekend.
  • you obviously didn't stay till after the credits rolled. and if you did, then you didn't see the bonus ending that involved Deadpool.
  • Kingdomdad
    Thank god they won't continue with that traveshamockery that was deadpool at the end of the movie. I have faith Reynolds can pull it off.
  • David G
    Agreed. Origins for the MArvel Universe are getting old already. They never get it right. On the other hand Im down for more Reynolds as Deadpool either way. He was dead on as the comic merc many of us grew up on.
  • agreed, even if we only got about 5 minutes worth of it.
  • I want original comics Deadpool, but there really isn't a reason to ignore everything that happened. The real Deadpool origin is pretty close to this except instead of being turned into a super mutant, they tortured him, put him through tests (which they sort of did here) and then threw his body away.

    All Fox needs to do is have Deadpool put himself back together and go from there. Hopefully getting back to Deadpool's origins just means making him a merc with a mouth and an asshole with swords rather than a super mutant. But there is no reason to ignore Wolverine. You made the bed now sleep in it.
  • I couldn't agree more. I know the Deadpool at the end of Wolverine wasn't exactly the Deadpool fans know, but considering what happened to the character, they could easily fix that. Remove some of his powers, get him in a mask, have fun with it, and keep going. Don't look back, Fox. You won't like what you find.
  • I know what you mean...why spend half the movie going through the whole origin before we see anything cool...let's get another Incredible Hulk origin montage in the opening credits then move right into the actual film...I mean we'll have to wait until Wolverine 2 and Iron Man 2 before we get to see solid action flicks... why hinder the action in the first Deadpool by dragging out a simple origin story in 2hours instead of only 10mins
  • Big Rob
    well I know their was supposed to be different endings in Wolverine In the one I saw Deadpool grabbed his head and shushed the camera so.... Then why not tell his past in a flashback and and start the Movie as I'm Deadpool I'm a merc and show what he can do and have him hunt Cable or Something then they can go One of Two ways the team up of Cable and Deadpool or the Whole Cable/ Striffe spinoff story. The potential is limitless. I love how 15 years ago Cable was the bomb and now he's a distant memory. We need more Cable.
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