The Merc With a Mouth is going back to the movies.
Twentieth Century Fox and Marvel announced a release date for a Deadpool solo movie according to The Hollywood Reporter. The X-Men spinoff is scheduled for February 12, 2016 and will be directed by Tim Miller.
No word on if Ryan Reynolds will reprise his role as Wade Wilson. Reynolds played the mutant mercenary in X-Men: Origins: Wolverine and Scott Adkins played the character after his Weapon X engineered transformation into Deadpool. This announcement comes after test footage leaked online. The footage starring Reynolds was shot years ago.
The fan-favorite anti-hero is a talkative mercenary with multiple powers including a healing factor but his body is horribly scared. Deadpool first appeared in New Mutants before starring in multiple limited series and his own solo series.
Deadpool was recruited by Wolverine to join his Uncanny X-Force – the third version of the pro-active mutant squad. Wade was most recently part of the latest incarnation of Thunderbolts.
No word on how the Deadpool announcement will affect plans for an X-Force movie.
Fox announced the Fantastic Four reboot will be rescheduled to August 7, 2015.
By Editor