Rumor: Zombieland Writers To Take On Deadpool? Plus, Ryan Reynolds Dreams Of Tarantino Directing
As much as I wanted to loveWolverine, I couldn’t get past the horrible dialog, plot, and misuse of iconic Marvel characters. They couldn’t even get Wolverine’s claws right—and it’s not like they haven’t had several other films to perfect such a simple effect. Needless to say, my enthusiasm for the upcomingDeadpoolfilm has been fairly tepid thus far. Now Chud is running aninteresting rumorthat, if true, could actually make me hopeful for aDeadpoolfilm. Apparently, Fox may be looking to hire the writers of this summer’sZombieland,Rhett ReeseandPaul Wernick, for the film.
The writing duo, who have worked together on television projects likeThe Joe Schmo ShowandInvasion Iowa, are pretty much a perfect fit for the wise-cracking character. They’re certainly a better pair thanWolverine’sDavid Benioff (a legitimately good writer,having written both the novel and screenplay25th Hour) and Skip Woods (Swordfish,Hitman). Woods was brought on to “touch up” Benioff’s original script after being impressed by hisHitmanwork (seriously?)—which was probably the first of many bad decisions by Fox when it came toWolverine.
Zombielandwas definitely one of the most fun experiences I’ve had at theaters this year, and I thinkDeadpoolfilm with a similarly light tone could work very well.
Although Hugh Jackman’s enthusiasm for Logan didn’t helpWolverinemuch, we can still take some solace in knowing thatRyan Reynoldsseems to have a real love for the character. He’s mentioned in the past that Deadpool willbreak the fourth wallin the film, a trend lifted from the comics. While it could just end up being distracting and gimicky, it could also be a fun way to help differentiate the film and its title character from the onslaught of other comic characters hitting movie screens.
Reynolds also recently talked about his dream director for the film, a little known director namedQuentin Tarantino. Speaking toMTV, Reynolds mentioned the following:
You think directors for a movie like this and you immediately picture [Quentin] Tarantino or somebody like that.“Obviously Tarantino is a guy that likes to direct his own material, so there’s a good chance he wouldn’t be the guy. We all have our lists of dream directors.
While I’m sure most people would love to have Tarantino on board for their starring projects,Deadpoolisn’t something he’d likely do anytime soon. Like Reynolds mentioned, Tarantino has expressed reservations in the past about adapting other people’s material (in reference toJackie Brown).
Discuss: Do you think theZombielandwriters are a good fit forDeadpool? Are you excited forDeadpoolat all?
