Fox has tappedCabin in the Woodsdirector Drew Goddard to write and directX-Force, theX-Menspin-off that will seeDeadpool and Cableleading a Black Ops force of mutants. The movie has been in development for quite some time now, going back to 2013 when Jeff Wadlow (Kick Ass 2) had been hired to write and direct the project. A lot has changed since 2013 and now thanks to the success of the firstDeadpoolmovie,X-Forceis sure to be a hype machine as production inches closer.
Deadlinereports that Goddard is taking over the project and starting from scratch.X-Forcewill center onDeadpooland Cable leading a Black Ops force of mutants, but they’re not just any mutants. These mutants are more “down and dirty” as well as far more ruthless than they normalX-Men, which means that this is perfect for Ryan Reynolds' character,Wade Wilson. Speaking of Reynolds, he is also on board to produceX-Forcealong with Simon Kinberg and Lauren Schuler Donner. This is exciting news to finally get some official information about theX-Forcemovie.
As far as other mutants that can appear in the movie, there are more than a few to choose from. Deadpool and Josh Brolin’s Cable are already attached, but we could see the return of Zazie Beetz’s Domino as well with possible additions of Wolverine, Psylocke, Archangel, Bishop, Colossus, Fantomex, Sunspot, Warpath, and many more. ProducerSimon Kinbergpreviously said, “They’re like the Black Ops of the X-Men. They’re much darker and have an R-rated decibel. There are other X-Men characters coming intoX-Forceat different times in the comic, but it’s separate fromX-Men.” Regardless of who shows up in the movie, we’re going to get more Deadpool and Cable, which will more than likely be hinted about in the upcomingDeadpool 2, which is currently filming in Vancouver, B.C.
Drew Goddard will directBad Times at the El Royalewith Chris Hemsworth and Jeff Bridges next, but he has reportedly already started a script forX-Forceand is expected to jump on board directly following the release ofBad Times at the El Royale. Goddard has been the name floating around to take over a superhero franchise for a long time. The director/writer launched theDaredeviltelevision series for Netflix and also wroteThe Martianwith the idea to direct, but handed the movie off to Ridley Scott so that he could focus on theSpider-Manspin-offSinister Six, which was ultimately scrapped while Sony regrouped and didSpider-Man: Homecominginstead.
As previously mentioned,Deadpool 2is currently in production and early reports from the set say that the chemistry between Ryan Reynolds and Josh Brolin is off the chart, so it should be smooth sailing when Drew Goddard starts up with theX-Force movie. This is a developing story, so expect more news to drop real soon and expect some kind of Tweet from Reynolds even sooner.
