Ryan Reynolds Confirms Rhett Rheese And Paul Wernick Are Still Writing DEADPOOL 2

And, for the record, I hope not. Deadpool is the first thing Fox has actually done in the comicbook realm that was actually truly worthy of the franchise. It'll suck if it gets carved up like a crumbling empire by small-minded warlords.

@MattBellissimo - Just that any decision or disruption in the Deadpool production can easily be characterized from the outside as Reynolds being a diva, accurate or not. Mostly because it's just a Hollywood stereotype.

Of course, there are many actors who know how to put the work before their own career, but especially in this case where Reynolds has taken up the role of unofficial spokesman of the project as well, it makes the whole thing feel personalized to him and about him. If something goes sideways, he's put himself in to a position to take all the blame.

(And separate from that, I just have other concerns. And this isn't the best place for long psychological analyses of people I don't personally know, but I feel like I kind of get Reynolds, at least enough to say this. I don't think he's an out-of-control narcissist or something, and I think he would impulsively do a "sacrifice play" if he had a conflict between his career and a film he cared about. But I do also think that he sees this franchise as redemptive and defining for himself. A legacy of sorts. And even while doing what he might think is the right thing, the selfless thing, etc. that doesn't mean his judgment is going to be right. Sort of like George Lucas in the prequels, this is an environment that could easily spiral into an echo chamber of what appeals to Ryan Reynolds' personal tastes. So, in that way it could become "ego-centric", even with all the best intentions.)

But I know you have a dog in this fight, Matt. Sticking up for your fellow Canuck.

@MattBellissimo - Yeah, that Miller thing keeps me up at night (figuratively speaking). From interviews, the guy seemed totally even-keeled and had the right balance of fandom-to-flexibility that you need for a good adaptation. Not just parting ways, but kicking him out the door that way seemed extreme even for what was being accused of him, which means the truth is either that Miller did something else (maybe earning that reaction) or that Fox/Reynolds were on a hair trigger about something minor, and that second option is worrying.

This Goddard stuff is probably nothing unless it means some actual internal shift that we'll get a real sense of in time.

@MrWarlock - I believe that was about his production company doing the movie, not Miller directing (and I think that's still going on). Miller himself is attached to a Terminator reboot, I think.

@MrBullseye - I dunno... I think it's nearly always better to get more hands in a script as long as people properly understand their role and they are suited to the work (and Goddard fits the latter, I think). Especially if it all happened organically with him having some great ideas.

The key is if they "needed" him, or felt they did. The first movie's script apparently came fairly easily with relatively minor refinements over the years leading up to production. It's likely that the second one didn't come quite as quick. Fresh eyes can help that, or sometimes muddle it. Really comes down to how self-aware the filmmakers are in the pitfalls.

@Spock0Clock - that actually does make sense, but after what's been going on at DC I'm naturally wary. If someone joined Markus and McFeely for Infinity War I'd be equally concerned,