Deadpool movie set to arrive in 2016

After years of speculation, Fox has finally confirmed that a Deadpool movie is officially happening, with Ryan Reynolds to star in the title role. While Reynolds has yet to sign on the dotted line, it is assumed that this will be little more than a formality, with the film set to open in the US on February 12, 2016.

Could that non-summer release date point to a more adult take on the superhero genre? It's something that producer Simon Kinberg had hinted at earlier this year. “It makes sense to me,” says Kinberg. “Genuinely it is early phases, early days, but if you're going to do a Deadpool movie, I think you've got to do a hard-R, darker movie and he is the perfect character to do it with.”

Tim Miller is attached to direct, with production likely to start at the beginning of next year.

Source: TotalFilm