‘Deadpool 3’: Shawn Levy Tapped To Direct Sequel Reuniting With His ‘Adam Project’ Star Ryan Reynolds
deadline.comFollowing the box-office success of Free Guy and critical acclaim of The Adam Project, director Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds are now looking for the hat trick as Levy is now in negotiations to direct Marvel’s Deadpool 3.
Reynolds is set to star Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are penning the script. Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin penned a previous draft.This marks the first Deadpool film where Marvel Studios will work hand and hand with Reynolds and Team Deadpool.
Fans are sure to be excited at Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige’s involvement after seeing how he helped revamp the Spider-Man franchise after coming on to help in the creative effort for that franchise.Levy and Reynolds have been on a hot streak in less then a year delivering not one but two big hits in 20th Century’s Free Guy and Netflix’s The Adam Project.
Free Guy became one of the surprise hits of 2021, grossing more then $300 million at the global box-office with a sequel currently in development.
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