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Why Jeff Wadlow’s X-Force Movie Never Got Off the Ground
Kick-Ass 2 writer/director Jeff Wadlow has revealed what happened to his X-Force movie.
20th Century Fox is currently setting up an X-Force spinoff from David Leitch’s Deadpool 2, but the idea has been in development at the studio since 2013. Wadlow was attached to direct, and although bosses apparently loved his script, it was wasn’t meant to be.
Speaking with Collider, Wadlow explained that it came down to a toss-up between X-Force and Deadpool, with the studio execs opting to try and redeem Ryan Reynolds’ Merc With a Mouth.
“I wrote a draft and they really liked it,” he said. “They just reached a critical moment, where they were deciding whether they were going to make Deadpoolor X-Force. I’ve always loved Deadpool and I tried to rehabilitate him in my X-Force movie because, like the rest of the fans, I felt like they totally screwed it up in X-Men: Origins. I had actually been talking to Ryan Reynolds about playing him in my X-Force movie, but my X-Force movie was much more focused on Cable and the New Mutants becoming this paramilitary unit. So, Fox was trying to decide whether they going to do the Deadpool solo movie or my X-Force movie. Fortunately, they picked the Deadpool solo movie because it’s great. Fortunately for the world, I should say, but unfortunately for me. But, I have no complaints about the process. I’m a huge fan of Ryan’s and I loved the Deadpool solo movie. I’m super excited for Deadpool 2. It’s a little bit of a bummer, but that’s life in the big leagues.
“When I pitched for it, I said, ‘If X-Men is about the mutants that get to go to private school, I want to make a movie about the mutants that go to public school,'” he continued. “‘They’re the kids that don’t have a jet swooping down to help them, with Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart. What’s it like when you don’t have those guys helping you out and you’re forced to figure out who you are in this world?’”
The road to X-Force didn’t get any easier once Wadlow left. The Grey‘s Joe Carnahan took over and stepped down to leave Cabin in the Woods‘ Drew Goddard currently in the director’s chair. Fox is working on a lot of X-Men spinoffs right now, but Deadpool 2 promises to set the stage for X-Force with the long-awaited arrival of Josh Brolin and Cable and Zazie Beetz as Domino.
Why Jeff Wadlow’s X-Force Movie Never Got Off the Ground
Kick-Ass 2 writer/director Jeff Wadlow has revealed what happened to his X-Force movie.
20th Century Fox is currently setting up an X-Force spinoff from David Leitch’s Deadpool 2, but the idea has been in development at the studio since 2013. Wadlow was attached to direct, and although bosses apparently loved his script, it was wasn’t meant to be.
Speaking with Collider, Wadlow explained that it came down to a toss-up between X-Force and Deadpool, with the studio execs opting to try and redeem Ryan Reynolds’ Merc With a Mouth.
“I wrote a draft and they really liked it,” he said. “They just reached a critical moment, where they were deciding whether they were going to make Deadpoolor X-Force. I’ve always loved Deadpool and I tried to rehabilitate him in my X-Force movie because, like the rest of the fans, I felt like they totally screwed it up in X-Men: Origins. I had actually been talking to Ryan Reynolds about playing him in my X-Force movie, but my X-Force movie was much more focused on Cable and the New Mutants becoming this paramilitary unit. So, Fox was trying to decide whether they going to do the Deadpool solo movie or my X-Force movie. Fortunately, they picked the Deadpool solo movie because it’s great. Fortunately for the world, I should say, but unfortunately for me. But, I have no complaints about the process. I’m a huge fan of Ryan’s and I loved the Deadpool solo movie. I’m super excited for Deadpool 2. It’s a little bit of a bummer, but that’s life in the big leagues.
“When I pitched for it, I said, ‘If X-Men is about the mutants that get to go to private school, I want to make a movie about the mutants that go to public school,'” he continued. “‘They’re the kids that don’t have a jet swooping down to help them, with Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart. What’s it like when you don’t have those guys helping you out and you’re forced to figure out who you are in this world?’”
The road to X-Force didn’t get any easier once Wadlow left. The Grey‘s Joe Carnahan took over and stepped down to leave Cabin in the Woods‘ Drew Goddard currently in the director’s chair. Fox is working on a lot of X-Men spinoffs right now, but Deadpool 2 promises to set the stage for X-Force with the long-awaited arrival of Josh Brolin and Cable and Zazie Beetz as Domino.