Deadpool is the movie superhero fans really want to see Ryan Reynolds make. Period. I'm as much a fan of Green Lantern as anybody, but even so Deadpool is more in tune with the actor's natural gifts. Super athletic and quick with a verbal barrage of jokes and insults(he's not called the "merc with a mouth" for nothin'), Deadpool is primed to be the next big box office smash. If it ever happens. Ever since the character was so badly mismanaged in X-men Origins: Wolverine
All the pieces began to come together. Reynolds was particularly vocal and enthusiastic about the film, which would see a version of Deadpool closer to the one people actually like, y'know, like from the comic. He'd be a jaw jackin', 4th wall breakin' anti-hero. Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writers of Zombieland
In the latest issue of Empire Magazine, Reynolds addressed the issue that's had Deadpool fans scratching their heads...
Reynolds: "Deadpool’s still in the works,” he insists. “I’m not sure how logistically it works in terms of scheduling, but yeah, I want it to happen.”
While some of the projects that kept Reynolds away from Deadpool have now been completed, he's still got a ton on his plate. Not to mention if his time ever does totally free up, they're still in need of a director. Rodriguez would've been a perfect fit(see his Machete