Is There Going To Be A Deadpool 3?
Deadpool 2 definitely promises more to come, but it won’t necessarily be in the form of a third solo movie for the Merc with a Mouth. What we know for certain is that Fox’s next priority in this corner of the X-Men universe is X-Force, written and directed by Drew Goddard, which will follow the team of mutants that’s introduced in this film.
Wade Wilson is set to play a major role in that project, of course, but it won’t be the same as another fully-fledged Deadpool flick. Oddly, though, despite the massive amounts of money the brand has earned, it doesn’t look like there’s that much interest in doing a Deadpool 3 behind the scenes. Certainly not from star Ryan Reynolds, who’s said a few times now that he thinks X-Force is essentially taking the place of the Deadpool franchise.
This is a curious move from Fox as, even if the character will be involved, X-Force won’t sport the all-important Deadpool name in the title. X-Men: Apocalypse‘s middling box office gross showed that people are potentially getting tired of the X-brand, so maybe it’s not too smart for them to rely on X-Force to sell as well as Deadpool 3 invariably would.
On the other hand, Rhett Reese has suggested that the Deadpool franchise is just on a break, as Reynolds wants to be able to have some room for other projects, rather than having come to an end. Although, maybe by the time that break is over, Deadpool will have switched hands and become a property of Marvel Studios, thanks to that Disney-Fox merger. And if that happens, well, then who knows what the future will hold for him.