Sequels What is Fox's gameplan?

I'm extremely excited about what Fox is gonna do now. Deadpool was a very important film for them because this film finally injected more confidence. Rothman was never gonna allow them to make it.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayl...adpool-script-talks-x-force-and-more-20160216
Fox told me a number. They said, ‘Here’s where the budget needs to be if we’re gonna do this as an R-rated film.’ The number had to start with a four. And then it was up to the point where the senior execs at Fox were looking at it. [Fox chairman] Tom Rothman just said, ‘No. We don’t get it.’ Tom told me, ‘Love your passion but I just don’t care for the script. Don’t get it,’” "Deadpool" director Tim Miller told EW about trying to get his movie off the ground. Luckily, Fox was finally convinced to make the movie [Rothman is now at Sony], and not only did the superfans love it, so did everyone else, with the movie breaking all sorts of box-office records.

Now the studio safely knows he was wrong and was keeping away their biggest hit. Many awesome things will be heading to the X-Men franchise cause of this. Good times.
 
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Rothman looks like a massive toolbag right about now. Not that he already didn't look like one, but he's gotta be feeling pretty stupid.

Good riddance!
 
So what are we realistically looking at here? After Apocalypse and Wolverine 3?

Deadpool 2- Featuring at the very least Cable. Probably Domino as well. Setting up X-Force.

New Mutants- Hopefully featuring Karma, Magik, Cannonball, Mirage. Think they said this would have a horror vibe to it. Don't know exactly where this goes. Introducing Warlock and some extra terrestrial stuff doesn't sound bad IMO. Maybe for the sequels.

X-Force- Featuring Cable, Deadpool, Domino. They inevitably will pick 3-5 others to join but you already have your big 3 set. Build up to Stryfe? Another go at Apocalypse?

X-Men sequel- Young cast led by McAvoy return(we all know its happening). Sinister still available among others.

Gambit- Believe they said this was going to be heist movie? Hopefully it turns out well.

That sound about right? I'm just a little sketchy on what New Mutants and X-Force are going to potentially "build to". I'm just not too familiar with those stories and the villain possibilities. But yes, all this is very exciting. Deadpool did this X-Men cinematic universe a huge favor.
 
As of now, I think all of those are plausible, with the New Mutants being the least likely.
 
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Rated R Wolverine?
 
NEWS FLASH: Fox's game plan will (I predict) be to get Deadpool in everything and make everything R rated.

Deadpool will become the new Wolverine.

I can imagine boardroom meetings, script rewrites and powerpoint presentations as we speak.. LOL

^^^ I said this just yesterday and now we are reading Wolverine 3 is expected to be R-rated and X-Force could be R-rated.

LOL... it's so predictable!

But what they need to realise is Deadpool didn't make a ****-ton of cash because it was R, it had great buzz and great comic book accuracy (with the rating enabling it to have the comedy content it needed).
 
I think because of Deadpool a lot of studios will misread what worked about it and try copy its success and chase that high again.
 
^^^ I said this just yesterday and now we are reading Wolverine 3 is expected to be R-rated and X-Force could be R-rated.

LOL... it's so predictable!

But what they need to realise is Deadpool didn't make a ****-ton of cash because it was R, it had great buzz and great comic book accuracy (with the rating enabling it to have the comedy content it needed).

I think it is more Mangold and Hugh pushing the R rating. And Deadpool gave Fox the confidence to green light it. If Gambit ends up being R, then yes, you can start worrying about them mishearing the message. But with just Wolverine, I feel they heard the right message. That an R rating doesn't necessarily limit box office potential.
 
Rothman looks like a massive toolbag right about now. Not that he already didn't look like one, but he's gotta be feeling pretty stupid.

Good riddance!

I feel bad for Spider-man fans. Now he's their problem.
 
As of Valentine's Day, Boone and Knate Lee were still writing New Mutants.

https://***********/JoshBooneMovies/status/698899861228290048

Perhaps Fox might start to be more invested in this now that Deadpool has just exploded. New Mutants would fit snugly in the Deadpool/X-Force world that Ryan and co. seem to be building.
 
As of Valentine's Day, Boone and Knate Lee were still writing New Mutants.

https://***********/JoshBooneMovies/status/698899861228290048

Perhaps Fox might start to be more invested in this now that Deadpool has just exploded. New Mutants would fit snugly in the Deadpool/X-Force world that Ryan and co. seem to be building.
Heh, I wonder if FOX is going to want them to put Negasonic Teenage Warhead in there now (depending on when the film is set)?
 
I think New Mutants would be great especially if they include the "younger" X-Men like Kitty, Colossus to guide the new mutants. They'll have to include Negasonic now. As she's had a great role in Deadpool.
 
My hope is for it to have the original new mutants: Mirage, Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Sunspot with some combination of Karma, Magma, Magik, Cypher, or Warlock to fill out the team (probably Magik with Doug and Warlock to come later).
 
New Mutants- Hopefully featuring Karma, Magik, Cannonball, Mirage. Think they said this would have a horror vibe to it. Don't know exactly where this goes.

Really? I thought Kinberg said it was gonna be like a YA indie-drama.
 
I think Boone said it'd have a horror vibe to it. Can't recall clearly but it does seem like they would want to position New Mutants as this YA type film with kinda horror/supernatural bits. Given how Boone just seems to be moving from Stephen King project to Stephen King project, it kinda makes sense.

One thing I do want before New Mutants is another film for Boone to do in order to prove himself. He's been kinda just floating around after The Fault In Our Stars and The Stand didn't come to fruition, so he's doing an adaptation of Stephen King's Revival right now. He only has 2 films under his belt right now and while he seems like a big fan and knows his comic book stuff, I'm very wary of banking a lot on a young guy after Trank.
 
I really hope to see Illyana and Colossus in New Mutants.

Magik has moved strongly up the ranks in the past few years and the relationship with her brother can lead to some really solid material. Especially now that audiences know he has a kind personality. Ripping his sister away from him and watching her go through that transformation could be awesome and heartbreaking.
 
My hope is for it to have the original new mutants: Mirage, Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Sunspot with some combination of Karma, Magma, Magik, Cypher, or Warlock to fill out the team (probably Magik with Doug and Warlock to come later).

I'd say Cannonball is unlikely if they have given his powers to Negasonic. Unless they have Cannonball flying around (which Negasonic didn't do).

Sunspot also seems unlikely if he was already in DoFP future.
 
I really hope to see Illyana and Colossus in New Mutants.

Magik has moved strongly up the ranks in the past few years and the relationship with her brother can lead to some really solid material. Especially now that audiences know he has a kind personality. Ripping his sister away from him and watching her go through that transformation could be awesome and heartbreaking.

Illyana could be a great focus for the plot. Having her captured (because of her dimension-opening power) so they have to go on a rescue mission might be one way to do the story.

If there's a Russian-focused story, it might be a good chance to bring in Omega Red (if he's not already in Wolverine 3) and Darkstar.
 
^ My guess is Magik would make a lot of sense with a Limbo story (they mentioned a sort of supernatural/horror focus). Alternatively, I could see them combining Belasco with Selene (which would make Magma an unlikely character) and doing it that way.

I'd say Cannonball is unlikely if they have given his powers to Negasonic. Unless they have Cannonball flying around (which Negasonic didn't do).

NTW's powers weren't quite the same. Although she could charge herself, her power was more focused on causing objects to move. Cannonball flies indestructibly in a single direction. I don't see that being a bar. Plus, there are more to characters than powers and Sam Guthrie's personality is very different.

Sunspot also seems unlikely if he was already in DoFP future.

Just like DOFP made Colossus unlikely to appear in Deadpool?
 
Cannonball is american, white, blonde, straight and male. I'd say he is guaranteed in the movie and he'll probably be the leader instead of Karma or Dani Moonstar.

And I do hope to see the original New Mutants.

I remember a subtle reference to Illyana in Deadpool. I think Wade said to Colossus "Aren't you the big brother of somebody?". Who reads the comics know about Illyana.

Even though the X-Men films are set in the past, I'm excited to see a shared universe with the spin offs in the present like Deadpool, New Mutants, X-Force, Gambit and Wolverine. I hope they can throw in the mix other X-Men (the "younger" ones) like Colossus (already seen in Deadpool), Kitty, Bobby, Rogue and a few others. I wouldn't mind the X-Men movies still set in the past but telling the origin stories of "older" X-Men like Scott, Jean, Ororo and Kurt.
 
In Deadpool he said to colossus go be a big brother to someone. That had nothing to do with his sister but the big brother program.
 
Cannonball is american, white, blonde, straight and male. I'd say he is guaranteed in the movie and he'll probably be the leader instead of Karma or Dani Moonstar.

I frankly don't expect to see Karma at all. She's barely in the comic. Mirage and Cannonball were co-leaders, so Cannonball as co-leader would be fine with me.

I remember a subtle reference to Illyana in Deadpool. I think Wade said to Colossus "Aren't you the big brother of somebody?". Who reads the comics know about Illyana.

Nah, it was a Big Brother Program reference with NTW.
 

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