Marvel and Disney Have Been "Hands Off and Supportive" of the Development of DEADPOOL 3
Everything we’ve been hearing about the development of Deadpool 3 over the past few months has been exciting. Writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have been enjoying working on the script, and they’ve been happy with the creative freedom that Marvel Studios and Disney have given to them.
The writers continue to provide updates on the film, and every time they do, they share how excited they are to be working on the project. In their most recent interview with DiscussingFilm, they say the studio has been “very hands off and supportive” of the vision for the movie. Reese said:
"It's almost like putting on a comfy old sweater. Marvel's really given us the support to maintain the tone and the vision that we have for it. They've been very hands-off and supportive, but they've also let us do what we do. So really, it's just been fun. We're mad scientists back in the laboratory again. Deadpool is our favorite who will always be the character I think we're most associated with, and we're very grateful for being allowed to write him again. So it's a blast. It's like going back to school again after having summer off. It's pretty fun."
When previously talking about the support they’ve received from Marvel and Disney, Reese said:
"Don't worry about that, they've been very supportive with regard to that. Now when it comes to a particular joke, if we cross a line, maybe we'll hear at some point, 'Maybe not that joke.' But I think they've been incredibly supportive of what we're doing, because obviously we were doing it separate from them for a long time, and I think they've seen the success and they've had their own even greater success. So hopefully it'll be a marriage made in heaven. But we've definitely got their support, and that's a great thing to feel."
When teasing the story of the film Reese shared that it will be a "fish-out-of-water story." He explained:
"It’s a wonderful opportunity for fish-out-of-water. Deadpool is a lunatic at the center of a movie. Usually, the lunatics are the supporting characters and the protagonist is reasonably sane and our movie's flipped. To drop a lunatic into a very sane world, it’s straight butter. It’s going to be really fun."
Shawn Levy is set to direct the film, and Ryan Reynolds will reprise his role as Deadpool. I can’t wait to see what story they come up with for this character now that he’s in the MCU!