The Marvel Universe is absolutely first-class at pulling off a crossover – Avengers: Infinity War proved that once again, when it featured, well, just about every Marvel character ever to grace the screen.
I say ‘just about every Marvel character’ because obviously there were a few absent, maybe most notable, given the release of his new film, is Wade Wilson/Deadpool.
Sadly, there appeared to be no place in the (heart-wrenching) Infinity Wars for the Merc with the Mouth and with the rights to the character currently belonging to Fox, I can imagine it would be a slightly tricky one to pull-off.
However, now it looks as though Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds and Guardians of the Galaxy writer and director James Gunn are both kinda up for a crossover.
James Gunn
Taking to Twitter, James commented to say he had just seen, and ‘loved’ Deadpool 2, while thanking Ryan for his role.
After thanking him for his kind words, Ryan wrote, ‘crossover?’
And it looks like James is on-board, replying, “Yes, please.”
Yesterday I finally saw @deadpoolmovie 2, which I loved, and also the brilliant #Revenge. Two completely different, fantastic films – cinema's alive! Thanks @DavidMLeitch @VancityReynolds @coraliefargeat @MatildaLutz for a great day at the movies.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 27, 2018
Thank you James! Crossover?
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) May 27, 2018
Yes, please.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) May 27, 2018
For the time being Fox owns the rights to
Deadpool, X-Men and Fantastic Four but with Disney currently looking to buy out Fox the crossover could be closer than ever.
Deadpool 2 had an absolute stormer of a release weekend taking an estimated $125 million (£92,791,875) over the course the weekend, the movie not only knocked Avengers: Inifinity War from the top spot, but also broke the record for the highest-grossing opening day for an R-rated movie, raking in $53.3m (£39.5m) on Friday.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film also took $301m (£223m) globally.
