Rob Liefeld, the author and artist recognized for co-creating the Deadpool character with Fabian Nicieza, has reacted to the current announcement about Ryan Reynolds’ X-Males film challenge.
Final week, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Reynolds is exploring a Deadpool and X-Males film set inside the MCU. Based on the report, Deadpool can be extra of a “supporting participant” within the movie that may seemingly function “three or 4” different X-Males characters.
This film, which continues to be within the early phases of improvement, is alleged to be separate from the MCU X-Males film that’s being written by Michael Lesslie.
There’s no phrase on who else might be featured within the Reynolds’ movie presently, because it’s nonetheless in “extraordinarily early days and much from turning into a actuality.”
What did Deadpool’s Rob Liefeld say about Ryan Reynolds’ X-Males film?
On X, Liefeld shared The Hollywood Reporter’s article and wrote, “Simply name it X-Drive already, and make it occur, like when it was with Drew Goddard. Don’t pass over Josh Brolin. Or Zazie. Of us need CABLE & DOMINO again!”
Simply name it X-Drive already, and make it occur, like when it was with Drew Goddard. Don’t pass over Josh Brolin. Or Zazie. Of us need CABLE & DOMINO again! https://t.co/bqukhU4i5I
— robliefeld (@robertliefeld) Might 2, 2025
Goddard was initially tapped to write down and direct an X-Drive film — which was imagined to give attention to Deadpool, Cable, and Domino — again in 2017. The challenge, nevertheless, was shelved following the Disney-Fox merger, as Marvel opted to make 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine as a substitute.
Brolin and Zazie Beetz nonetheless starred in 2018’s Deadpool 2 as Cable and Domino; nevertheless, neither of these characters returned for Deadpool & Wolverine.
No launch date has been set for Reynolds’ X-Males film challenge presently. There has additionally not been a launch date introduced for the Marvel Studios X-Males film written by Lesslie as of but; nevertheless, extra info relating to that challenge is anticipated to observe after 2026’s Avengers: Doomsday and 2027’s Avengers: Secret Wars, each of that are directed by the Russo Brothers.
Initially reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype.