--- description: More Merc with a Mouth title: 'Deadpool' Sequel is Already in the Works image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Deadpool_ Sequel is Already in the Works by [Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter](/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 10, 2016 2:42 AM CUT by [Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter](/author/the-hollywood-reporter/) ## Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 10, 2016 2:42 AM CUT Fox is betting that audiences will not get a load of _Deadpool_ when the movie opens this weekend but will immediately want more, which is why the studio is already working on a sequel. Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who wrote _Deadpool_, are writing the script for a follow-up, which has already been greenlighted, insiders tell _The Hollywood Reporter_. The fact that a sequel is in the works should not be a surprise at this point. _Deadpool_ is tracking to open to at least $65 million over the upcoming four-day holiday weekend, with some estimates pointing north of $70 million. Tim Miller directed _Deadpool_ and although is he has not signed on to helm the sequel, Fox is intent on keeping the creative team together. Reese, Wernick and Miller, as well as star Ryan Reynolds, have fought an uphill battle within the studio system to get the movie made, forging themselves into a compact unit. Wernick and Reese, who also acted as executive producers on the movie, remained on board throughout the development and production, a rarity in a system that interchanges scribes at high rates. _Deadpool_ is an R-rated action comedy based on an irreverent Marvel Comics character who is part of the universe of _X-Men_ heroes, to which Fox has the license. Reese and Wernick’s other credits include _Zombieland_ and _G.I. Joe: Retaliation_. The duo is repped by WME and Hansen Jacobson. [_This article originally appeared on HollywoodReporter.com_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/deadpool-sequel-works-863418 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4215031/deadpool-sequel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4215031/deadpool-sequel/"},"headline":"Deadpool Sequel is Already in the Works","datePublished":"2016-02-10T02:42:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:56:01.724Z","description":"More Merc with a Mouth","url":"https://time.com/4215031/deadpool-sequel/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Borys Kit / The Hollywood Reporter"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4215031/deadpool-sequel/","name":"Deadpool Sequel is Already in the Works"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"'Deadpool' Gives Us A Fresh, Raunchy Take On Marvel Heroes","description":"20th Century Fox introduced a new take on Marvel universe characters with Ryan Reynold's \"Deadpool,\" and we're okay with that.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/IBURwhQW/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-08-05T15:51:36.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/IBURwhQW.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4215031/deadpool-sequel/","duration":"PT1M32S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4215031/deadpool-sequel/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```