Ryan Reynolds is not pretending Deadpool 4 is around the corner, but he is making one thing clear: he sees more overlooked bits from the comics that could make it to the screen. After three films as Wade Wilson, including 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine, the actor says there are “deep cuts” from Marvel’s Deadpool comics that have not yet made it into the movies.
That is the useful part of the tease. The less useful part, for anyone hoping to mark a release date on a calendar, is that there is still no official next film. Naturally, Hollywood has managed to make even “eventually” sound like a development slate.
What did Ryan Reynolds say about another Deadpool movie?
Speaking at Fanatics Fest, in comments reported by HobbyNonsense, Reynolds said future plans could pull from one that longtime readers know well and casual moviegoers may not.
“There’s a few really deep cuts that are missing from the movies, I think,” Reynolds said. “There’s certainly some stuff that I love that Fabian [Nicieza] wrote that is incredible. Gerry Duggan is a friend and an incredible comic book writer. There’s stuff coming, there eventually will be another Deadpool film.”
That last line is doing a lot of work. Reynolds did not announce a title, date, director, or Marvel Studios production start. But he did indicate that he is still thinking about where the character could go next, and that the comics remain a major source of ideas or treated the comics as set dressing.
Which Deadpool comics could matter next?
Reynolds specifically name-checked Fabian Nicieza and Gerry Duggan, two writers with major ties to Wade Wilson’s comic history.
Nicieza wrote Deadpool’s first solo run and is credited with helping create the character. After Deadpool: The Circle Chase, he continued working in that corner of Marvel with titles including Cable & Deadpool and Deadpool & Cable: Split Second.
Duggan’s work includes Deadpool: Dracula’s Gauntlet, Deadpool vs. SHIELD, Deadpool Does Shakespeare, and Wedding of Deadpool, among many other stories. He also contributed to the script for Insomniac Games’ Sunset Overdrive, before that studio became closely associated with its Spider-Man games.
For viewers, this matters because the Deadpool films have always worked best when they feel specific, not generic. Reynolds pointing to particular writers suggests he is thinking less about simply making the next louder sequel and more about digging into the weird corners that made the character last in the first place.
Is Deadpool returning in Avengers: Doomsday?
For now, there is no confirmed plan for Deadpool’s next big-screen appearance. There has also been no indication that Reynolds will appear in Avengers: Doomsday, which is expected to play things more serious and somber than the usual Wade Wilson chaos.
That absence is not shocking. Deadpool entering a grave multiverse crisis can work, as Deadpool & Wolverine proved, but it also requires careful handling. Put him in the wrong scene and the emotional stakes can start to look like they are wearing novelty glasses.
What is clear is that Marvel has plenty going on around the X-Men side of the universe. Reynolds has spent the past year saying he has been developing an idea for an ensemble film, and The Hollywood Reporter has reported that multiple X-Men characters could potentially be involved.
Why a team-up may be more likely than a solo sequel
Reynolds has also been careful to say he developed the idea on his own. He has not made a formal pitch to Marvel, which is separately working on its own X-Men reboot.
In April, during an appearance on Today, Reynolds described the shape of what he has been writing and suggested that his interest has shifted away from another solo Deadpool movie.
“I have some stuff written,” Reynolds said at the time, “but I don’t think I’m ever going to center him again. He’s a supporting character, he’s a guy that is great in a group.”
That is a notable change for a character who has now headlined three films. Deadpool & Wolverine earned about $1.3 billion at the global box office in 2024, so the commercial case for more Deadpool is easy enough to make. The more interesting question is whether Reynolds wants Wade Wilson to remain the main event, or become the chaotic pressure valve inside a larger Marvel story.
For now, the answer appears to be: another film will probably happen someday, the comics still have material to offer, and Reynolds seems more interested in company than another solo spotlight.
