Reports suggest director Tim Miller left the sequel over plans for a radical follow-up.
But is that what we want from movie sequels?
Enthusiasm was off the charts, and people wondered when the actual film would follow.
The box office take of R-rated comic book movies has been limited for some time).
Deadpool, all these months later, still feels like a breath of fresh air.
He in conjunction with writers and producers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick chose their big moments well.
The money duly went on the screen, and space was afforded to allow some proper character work.
Plus, yknow, to give us the chance to hang around with Deadpool.
At one stage, remember, Reynolds chances of reprising Deadpool were under serious threat from his commitment toGreenLantern.
It seems that didnt happen.
And then last week, the four became three.
Tim Miller left the project.
Ryan Reynolds exerting his casting veto over Millers choice of Kyle Chandler as Cable inDeadpool 2.
But it does go to the heart of an interesting conundrum with movie sequels.
But I do wonder what Miller was planning.
Theres surely, then, logic to the idea of redefining things again come the sequel.
The stakes are, after all, rather high now.
And thats a big change this time around.
For 20th Century Fox, it cant have been the trickiest decision as to which side to back though.
Or it could go with its director, and a bill that edged closer to $200 million.
The former is as close to a sure-fire hit as it can get, and a very profitable one.
The latter could have paid off, but also could have killed the golden goose.
It does go to the heart of the unsaid about the sequel formula, though.
Theres not a chance in hell Id gamble against it working, either.
But it cant just be me thats curious as to just what Tim Miller had up his sleeve.
Could he really have lobbed a grenade into the Hollywood sequel way of thinking?
Did he want to rip up the sequel rulebook?
We may never know.
It is not an edict that Tim Miller will be getting to challenge anytime soon.
