Deadpool 3 Writers ‘Thrilled’ to Mine MCU for New Jokes
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writers of Deadpool 3, say that joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a 'marriage made in heaven.'
When it was announced back in March that
Free Guy
and
The Adam Project
director Shawn Levy would reteam with Ryan Reynolds for
Deadpool 3
a “gee, what a surprise” moment if there ever was one—there was another, less splashy but still significant piece of news attached.
As revealed by
THR
, screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were jumping on board
the Merc with a Mouth’s threequel as well.
Reese and Wernick co-wrote the first two
Deadpool
movies
as well as pictures like
Zombieland
and its sequel.
They’ve also penned the upcoming Netflix thriller,
Spiderhead
, starring Chris Hemsworth.
Deadpool 3
, however, marks a change for the longtime writing team