Robert Rodriguez Offered To Direct 'Deadpool'
Tue, June 15, 2010 
It seems like the spin off to the very "meh" Wolverine Origins known as Deadpool has not been forgotten after all. Right around the time that Fox had hired writers and set plans in place to move forward with a Deadpool film starring Ryan Reynolds, Warner Bros snatched him up for the lead in their Green Lantern feature due out next year.
Well even with Reynolds already headlining one superhero franchise at WB, Fox still has plans to move forward with Deadpool. They've apparently made an offer to Director Robert Rodriguez. Nothing concrete has been set in place yet, but an offer is out. Fox must be happy with what they've seen from the predators remake being produced by Rodriguez, because this isn't the first big project they've offered him. He was also offered to direct the Planet of the Apes prequel, but he turned it down.
I think He'd be a great choice to direct, but at this point I don't see Reynolds coming back to the project anytime soon. And I know everyone wondered why WB/DC especially would be willing to let one of their superhero leads also star in the competitions film simultaneously. Well my guess is that was never their plan. They seem to be very confident with the Green Lantern, so much so they've already hired writers to pen the sequel.
Does this mean that Reynolds will be too busy on Green Lantern 2 to start production? Probably, which means Deadpool will likely fall into development hell eventually, or they'll be forced to find a new lead.
Reader Comments (3)
I don't think wb ever had plans of allowing both franchises to co-exist at the same time
I liked Wolverine. Sure the effects should have been better than they were in some cases, but overall it was an entertaining movie. It may not have been awe-inspiring, but most people don't demand awe-inspiring. Entertaining is certainly enough.
I agree with Roland Wolverine was entertaining, but it was also very meh in term of what they could have done.
As for WB they NEVER planned on allowing deadpool to happen while GL was going on, at least not during a presumed trilogy. Reynolds likely has it written right into his contract that wb has to approve any other superhero related projects while he's under option for GL.