Deadpool 2 has hit the theaters this weekend. Now that the majority of us have settled down after going through the emotional process that was Avengers: Infinity War, it's time to see how super hero films can keep the momentum going. And, although Deadpool is not part of the MCU, it still has to keep pace with the other super hero films to stay afloat. But how will the Rated-R follow up to the amazingly received Merc With The Mouth solo film stack up?
Through the combined efforts of Ryan Reynolds and 20th Century Fox bravely pressing the 'Enter' key, we have our first official looks at Domino and Cable from the upcoming Deadpool sequel.
We've been waiting for this news since we heard that Cable would be debuting in the sequel to the super successful Deadpool film. Names were bandied about for months up on months. Brad Pitt, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Kyle Chandler, and many more were up for the role. Today we've discovered that Josh Brolin will portray Nathan Summers aka Cable in Deadpool 2!
Going into the theater to see the Merc With a Mouth's first live action solo feature film, I had few expectations. I'm a fan of Ryan Reynolds' comedy work. I knew that this film would be much more adult than all the previous comic book films we've seen in the past. I knew we'd be getting a closer adaptation of Deadpool from the comics than we got in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. My concern was...does it need to be rated R for Deadpool to work?
We were recently led to believe that the deal that had Channing Tatum not only starring in but also producing the 20th Century Fox/Marvel Studios X-Men spin-off Gambit was is in trouble of being finalized. Today we get word that Tatum has inked the deal and that it might make Gambit as central a character as Wolverine has been in the past films. According to The Hollywood Reporter, FOX imagines this version of Gambit to be an "anchor" to the X-Men universe, similar to how Hugh Jackman's Wolverine has been since the start of the X-Franchise back in 2000. This means we could see Gambit aka Remy LeBeau in many X-Men films, as well multiple solo films. Perhaps he may even tie in to that rumored X-Force film thats in the works.