Deadpool 2 release date, cast, plot and everything you need to know
Even as recently as 2015, the idea that Deadpool 2 would be one of the most hotly-anticipated in the mighty raft of upcoming superhero movies was unlikely to say the least.
But here we are. After the phenomenal success of the Ryan Reynolds-starring Fox film, which became the most successful instalment in the X-Men franchise on a modest $58 million budget, the world is ready for more R-rated, hyperactive action comedy, Marvel-style.
Here's your one-stop shop on all the Deadpool sequel's news, castings, spoilers, rumours and more.
Deadpool 2 release date: Fast tracked
Especially considering that the first film was in the works for over a decade, its follow-up is moving unbelievably quickly, which we're hoping won't effect the movie's quality. With writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, we should be in good hands.
However, not all the core creative team will make it back for round two. Although director Tim Miller was unofficially on board when the Deadpool sequel was announced, he has departed after differing with Reynolds on the direction of the film. This may or may not have had something to do with the tone and the casting of Cable (more on him later), and may or may not have been 'amicable' depending on who you ask.
John Wick director David Leitch has stepped up to work on Deadpool 2 instead.
The film is expected to begin shooting in early 2017 (if not before). January 12, 2018, is the next earmarked date for an X-Men film, and is widely anticipated to go to Deadpool 2. No other films in the franchise have been announced at this point.
It's now got a working title too - 'Love Machine' which is presumably a reference to semi-mecha Cable.
Deadpool 2 cast: New mutants for old
We're still in the early days of Deadpool 2 announcements. Ryan Reynolds is confirmed to be returning as Deadpool/Wade Wilson – the first movie was very much his baby, and it's inconceivable that Fox would move ahead without him.
Morena Baccarin has teased her possible return as Wade's partner Vanessa Carlysle, and TJ Miller has said that he 'believes' that he'll be back as sidekick Weasel, but wasn't ready to give us official confirmation.
Deadpool's after credits scene revealed that the filmmakers fully intend to introduce Cable into the sequel, jokingly throwing around names like Mel Gibson, Dolph Lundgren and Keira Knightley ("she's got range – who knows?"). The latest rumour is a surprising one which we're totally on board with. Apparently Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights, Carol) is a name that has been doing the rounds connected to the role of the time-travelling mutant commando (read more about his crazy backstory here).
The same rumour added that Domino – another mercenary mutant type with a long association with both Deadpool and Cable – is being planned to make her on-screen debut in the movie. The Martian's Mackenzie Davis is apparently being eyed for the role.
Deadpool 2 plot: Cable and Deadpool
We're pretty much all at sea here so far. Cable often plays the straight man to Deadpool's antics, and his storylines often circle around serious, world-ending and time-hopping events. Basically, there'll probably be something important and dire going on as a counterpoint to Deadpool's mischief and off-colour jokes.
If Vanessa is back, maybe we'll start to explore her comicbook background as the mutant Copycat, too.
And we're not quite sure how they'll marry the very different tones of Deadpool and the main X-Men films, but Fox might start thinking about a cameo or two to start transferring some of that fresh Wade Wilson magic to its older series. We'd certainly be thinking about it if we were in their shoes.
We do know something about the tone, and in true Deadpool-style, it will be poking fun at the tendency for sequels.
"I think Deadpool 2 will comment on anything that's happening in movies today especially in superhero movies," producer Simon Kinberg told Slash Film. "The sort of glut or saturation of these movies and the proliferation of sequels is definitely something we'll play around with."
This probably won't herald a change in Fox's overall attitude to sequels, but you never know.
Deadpool budget: Bigger isn't always better
Thanks to its huge success, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Deadpool 2 will take the chance to go big the second time around. Tim Miller had promised a reassuringly level-headed approach to his sequel, refusing to jump on the glossy, big-budget blockbuster bandwagon (although how his departure may affect things, we can't be sure).
"I don't think bigger is better," he told ComicBook.com. "You tell a story that's organic to the character. Deadpool's world doesn't mean you have to go bigger. I don't think the fans of the movie like it because we had big effects."
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