Ryan Reynolds Pitched a Stop Motion DEADPOOL Movie To Marvel Studios

Long before Deadpool & Wolverine became one of Marvel’s biggest box office wins, Ryan Reynolds had some very different ideas for where the Merc with a Mouth could go next. And during a recent chat at the Time 100 Summit, he revealed that he pitched a stop motion animated Deadpool movie.

Reynolds said: “I pitched 18 different movies to them. I pitched one that was stop motion for Christ’s sakes. One that was a Sundance movie … one shot, the whole thing in a car.”

While Reynolds didn’t dive into what the story would’ve been, the idea of a claymation Deadpool adventure sounds like it would’ve a really fun, interesting, and unique experience!

Reynold’s original concept for Deadpool 3 was gonna be a road trip between Deadpool and Logan. Rashomon style. A Rashomon-style story is, it’s where the same event is recounted by several characters, and the stories differ in ways that are impossible to reconcile. It shows that two or more people can view the same event quite differently.

I imagine that is what Reynolds was looking to do in Stop-Motion animation. But, we may never know.

Reynolds also described Deadpool & Wolverine as “an allegory for Disney buying Fox,” which adds a layer to what might’ve been going on in those early development days.

Remember, after the Disney-Fox merger, the X-Men rights returned to Marvel, but Deadpool 3 was stuck in development limbo for years. The last film came out in 2018, the sequel didn’t hit until six years later. That’s a long time for someone as hyper as Wade Wilson to wait around.

Luckily, Deadpool & Wolverine delivered the goods. It earned rave reviews, broke box office records, and only got beat out by Inside Out 2 for highest-grossing movie of the year.

Still, the idea that we almost got something as creatively risky and visually bonkers as a stop-motion Deadpool flick? That’s something I’d still love to see.

Marvel has been experimenting more with smaller, weirder formats, like their Special Presentations on Disney+. If Reynolds still wants to do something out-of-the-box with Deadpool, a stop motion special feels like the perfect playground. It could be a holiday special. A bizarre fever dream. A commentary on superhero fatigue. Or all of the above.

Whatever form it takes, here’s hoping Marvel keeps that door cracked open.