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Ryan Reynoldshas Deadpool on his mind for the holidays.
In a new interview withBig Issuepublished Saturday, Reynolds, 46, said that he has written a screenplay for a Christmas-centricDeadpoolmovie that “got lost in the shuffle” when Disney acquired 21st Century Fox — and the rights to characters like Reynolds' fourth-wall-breaking Deadpool — in 2019.
“Four years ago, [Deadpoolscreenwriters] Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick and I wrote a Christmas movie starring Deadpool,” the actor told the outlet. “But it got lost in the shuffle of Disney acquiring Fox and it never got made.”
Reynolds added that while the screenplay is not a musical, it is “a full Deadpool Christmas movie” and expressed interest in making the holiday-centric superhero film down the line.
“Maybe one day we’ll get to make that movie,” he said in the interview. “It’s not a musical, but it’s a full Deadpool Christmas movie. So one day.”
While Deadpool fans will have to wait for the holiday-themed movie, the actor is currently working on the upcoming sequelDeadpool 3, which will feature his longtime friendHugh Jackman’s return in his iconicX-Menrole as Wolverine.
In September, the two actorsshared a video on Twitterclarifying that Wolverine / Logan’s return inDeadpool 3would not undo the events ofLogan, the gritty, Oscar-nominated 2017 film in which Logan died.
“Logantakes place in 2029, totally separate thing,” Reynolds said. “Logan died inLogan. Not touching that.”
Jackman, 54, joked during an October interview with PEOPLE that helikes to call the upcoming sequel “Wolverine 10.”
“I think being on set with [Ryan] every day and those two on film in every city together everyday … I think it’s fair to say they’ll be punching the s— out of each other the whole time,” Jackman told PEOPLE of the movie.
“All jokes aside, I’ll probably have more fun on this movie than any other I’ve ever done,” he added.
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In November, Reynolds debunked a fan theory thatTaylor Swiftwill appear inDeadpool 3, though the actor said that she would “of course” be welcome in it.
“Are you kidding me?I would do anything for that woman. She’s a genius,” Reynolds toldEntertainment Tonighton the carpet at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.
In fact, the actor said his entire family is “obsessed” with the Grammy winner andher new hit album,Midnights.
“Oh my God, yes. All of us, whole house, I’m not kidding. I love it so much,” he said, reportedET. “I do, [wife Blake Lively] does, my daughters. We love it. Obsessed.”
Deadpool 3is expected to release in 2024.
source: people.com
