Deadpool II

Deadpool II
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Directed by	Freddie Goodwin
Written by	Jackson Greene Ryan Reynolds Freddie Goodwin
Based on	Deadpool by Fabian Nicieza Rob Liefeld
Produced by	Freddie Goodwin] Ryan Reynolds
Starring	Ryan Reynolds Hugh Jackman Morena Baccarin Stefan Kapičić Rob Delaney Brianna Hildebrand Josh Brolin Zazie Beetz
Production company	Mob Productions
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date	September 23, 2029
Running time	126 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$210 million

Deadpool II is a 2029 American superhero film based on the superhero Wade Wilson/Deadpool from Marvel Comics. Produced by Mob Productions and Ryan Reynolds and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is a sequel to Deadpool (2024). It is the 15th film of the Mob Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Freddie Goodwin from a screenplay written by Jackson Greene, Reynolds, and Goodwin. The film stars Reynolds as the titular character Deadpool alongside Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, and Matthew Macfadyen. In the film, Deadpool must deal with the aftermath of Harbingers: Endgame (2028) and the revamped timeline but must do that with a old returning friend.

Development of a Deadpool sequel began under SOI Studios during the planning of the now-abandoned "SOIverse," initially envisioned as the finale of Deadpool's storyline leading into a broader universe culmination. Following SOI Studios' acquisition by Disney and its merger with Mob Productions in 2019, the sequel's development was reset. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Freddie Goodwin shifted the sequel's focus towards featuring Deadpool alongside another character, with the specific character undecided at that time. By July 2021, amidst the production of the first film, it was decided that the sequel would center on Deadpool and Wolverine, bringing Hugh Jackman back to reprise his role from the X-Men series.

Deadpool II was released on September 23, 2029, as part of Phase Four of the MCU. The film recieved positive reviews who praised the action and story. The film grossed $753 million worldwide.

Cast

• Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson / Deadpool: A wisecracking mercenary with accelerated healing but severe scarring over his body after undergoing an experimental regenerative mutation to treat terminal cancer. Writer Rhett Reese described the film as a fish out of water story for Deadpool, who is a lunatic returning to the "very sane world" of the Mob Cinematic Universe (MCU).
• Hugh Jackman as James "Logan" Howlett / Wolverine: A mutant with healing abilities, retractable claws, and an adamantium-infused skeleton. This version of the character is from an alternative universe where he let down the inhabitants, allowing Jackman to explore new aspects of the character than in his prior appearances in 20th Century Fox's X-Men film series. He described Logan and Deadpool as opposites with a "quarreling dynamic" that would frustrate Logan. To prepare for the role, Jackman began a vigorous workout routine which included eating up to 8,000 calories a day.
• Emma Corrin as Cassandra Nova: A mutant with telekinetic and telepathic powers who is the twin sister of Charles Xavier. Corrin was excited to play a villain in the film as they had not played many villainous roles before.
• Morena Baccarin as Vanessa: Wilson's fiancée. Baccarin believed the film would further reinvent Vanessa's relationship with Wilson while maintaining a core element that keeps them together.
• Rob Delaney as Peter: A member of Wilson's X-Force team
• Leslie Uggams as Blind Al: Wilson's blind elderly roommate.
• Karan Soni as Dopinder: A taxi driver and admirer of Wilson who serves as his de facto chauffeur
• Matthew Macfadyen as Paradox: A Time Variance Authority (TVA) agent

Also reprising their roles from the previous Deadpool films are Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, a teenage member of the X-Men with the mutant power to detonate atomic bursts from her body; Stefan Kapičić as the voice of Colossus, a member of the X-Men with the mutant ability to transform his entire body into organic steel; Shioli Kutsuna as Yukio, Negasonic Teenage Warhead's girlfriend and fellow X-Men member; Randal Reeder as Buck; and Lewis Tan as Shatterstar, a member of X-Force.

Several actors from previous Fox Marvel films also reprise their roles, including Aaron Stanford as John Allerdyce / Pyro, a mutant with the ability to manipulate fire, from the X-Men film series; and Jennifer Garner as Elektra Natchios, an assassin who wields a pair of sai, from Daredevil (2003) and Elektra (2005). Other characters that appear in the film are Dogpool, a canine variant of Wilson, played by dog actor Peggy, and the mutants Sabretooth, Toad, Lady Deathstrike, and Azazel. Additionally, Chris Hemsworth appears as Thor through repurposed archival footage from Avengers: Infinity War (2018), while Greg Hemphill plays a bartender,and Wrexham A.F.C. player Ollie Palmer briefly appears as a bar attendee.

Production

Background

Negotiations regarding a sequel to Deadpool (2024) began in 2023 when filming was completed. Ryan Reynolds agreed to return as long as he is a producer of each project his character appears in. At first, Freddie Goodwin planned to direct and write the sequel as he did the same with the first film, however chose to oversee projects as the producer and CEO of Mob Productions and the work that is requried to continue the MCU.

Development

Development on a second Deadpool film began when SOI Studios began outlining films for the scrapped "SOIverse"; and planned a sequel to 2024's Deadpool film. The film was originally planned to feature the epic conclusion to the Deadpool story-arc and lead into the universe conclusion. In 2019, after SOI Studios was aquired by Disney and merged with Mob Productions, the films development progress had already been restarted. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Freddie Goodwin remade the plan to make films focus on more than a singler character and remade the plan for the Deadpool film sequel to focus on Deadpool and a second character, though at the time didn't know which character. By July 2021, during the development of the first film, the film was reported to focus on Wolverine and would have Hugh Jackman reprise his role from the X-Men film series.

During a interview in 2021, Goodwin expressed interests in making more than a dozen films and revealed he had planned up to 2027. During this time, SOI Studios had already outlined film scripts for four films planned to be part of their "SOIverse", though the plans were either scrapped or merged into the MCU. Two of those films were Deadpool (2024) and a sequel. After SOI Studios merged with Mob Productions, Goodwin created a plan that lasted until 2025, which films would release monthly beginning in February 2024. He announced that three films based on the comic team Harbingers was in development and stated the third one would be released in 2025. Goodwin began writing the film in 2023 after he completed writing Deadpool (2024).

Goodwin confirmed that all the films that release before it will have a part towards it as this is a crossover film that intends to include every hero from the films released prior, events will play out as planned, and will conclude a saga that began with the first film. During a 2023 development presentation, Goodwin confirmed that the film would be around two and a half hours in length. He announced that the script is already finished and they are working on making adjustments before they begin filming.

After finishing releasing multiple films per year for three consecutive years, Mob Productions decided to slow down on developing, producing, and releasing films each year due to the loss of money over the three years and overload of content on the list of films.

Casting

Ryan Reynolds reprises his role as Wade Wilson/Deadpool. Reprising their roles from the first film is Morena Baccarin, Stefan Kapičić, Rob Delaney, Brianna Hildebrand, Josh Brolin, and Zazie Beetz. It was also confirmed that Dev Patel would reprise his role as Alex Singh in the film.

Future

Discussing the future, Goodwin announced they had no plans at the time to make a third film based on Deadpool. Reynolds announced shortly after that he might want to make a third film in the far future, but will wait until the time Goodwin wants to make a sequel.