
Today, Deadline announced that Ryan Reynolds has officially signed onto star in FOX's upcoming X-Men spinoff Deadpool. This comes as no surprise given the actor has kept the project alive since 2009 when the idea was first conceived after Wade Wilson's appearance in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The site goes onto reveal shooting will begin in March 2015 with first time director Tim Miller attached. The script was written by Zombieland scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.
Deadpool hits February 2016
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— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) December 4, 2014