Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson (Deadpool) in X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Fox have officially announced development of the X-Men Origins: Wolverine spinoff movie Deadpool.

Ryan Reynolds, who played Wade Wilson and Deadpool in Wolverine, will reprise his character in the spinoff movie.

*Spoilers below if you haven’t seen X-Men Origins: Wolverine*

In Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds plays the “merc with a mouth” that, towards the end of the film, undergoes a major transformation that includes having his mouth sewn shut.  The latest report indicates that Reynolds would regain the ability to talk again in the spinoff movie.  Fox states the movie will go back to the roots of the character.

It is however unclear how far the character will be wound back compared to his change in Wolverine, where he gained a variety of new powers and became largely disfigured.  There is speculation that the movie could be a prequel, though this is rumor only as the project has yet to tap a writer.

If you’re wondering how a non prequel Deadpool movie can be made (since Reynolds’ character was killed at the end of Wolverine) then you’ve been unlucky enough to miss the ‘easter egg’ at the end credits in some theater showings.  At the very end of the credits are a number of additional scenes, and in one of these Deadpool is shown alive and reaching to claim back his severed head.

No other details are to hand at this time.

Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson in X-Men Origins: Wolverine

There’s talk about a possible X-Men Origins: Wolverine spin off movie for Deadpool, one of Marvel’s most popular characters.  Ryan Reynolds, who plays Wade Wilson in Wolverine (the guy who eventually becomes Deadpool), has told a press junket that he “really, really” wants to play the guy.

From Latino Review:

There’s talk, because Deadpool is so popular, that Fox might want to do a spin-off. Would you be interested in that?

Reynolds: Ya, I love the character. I’ve always loved the character. I remember reading one of the Deadpool comic books, and somebody asked Deadpool what he looks like. And he said he looks like a cross between a Shar-Pei and Ryan Reynolds. And I was like, I really, really wanna play this guy at some point. I thought it was pretty cool. It’s a guy that knows he’s in a comic book. How hard is it to shoot that properly? That’s not something they put in Wolverine nor would it belong in that universe.

Reynolds also fields (and ignores) questions about Deadpool’s costume as it will be portrayed in the film, and provides an interesting comparison between the professionalism of Blade: Trinity (in which he played Hannibal King) and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Read the full interview here.