Before his appearance in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, there were plenty of talks about doing a movie based on the fan-favorite character of Deadpool. Now, right on the heels of the announcement that Hugh Jackman is developing a sequel to Wolverine, it’s being reported that Deadpool is in fact also in development.

While some hardcore fans aren’t big on Ryan Reynolds in the role, most fans seem to like the look and enjoy his ability to drop well-timed sarcastic remarks. The huge question here is: who makes the movie and what will it cover? One of the mammoth dislikes that fans seem to have about the new Wolverine, is what they did with Deadpool. Will they carry over what they did in that movie, or is this going to be a completely new Deadpool venture?

One positive hope you can take with you is the words of a source at Fox who describes the project as “…a complete exploration of this unique character — his origins, his emergence as the Merc with the Mouth.”

The character of Deadpool is very much similar to Wolverine. They were both products of the Weapon X program, and using a little Wolverine extract, they were able to cure Deadpool’s cancer and also give him those helpful healing abilities. While Wolverine isn’t really the talkative type, Deadpool went on to become a mercenary and receive the above-mentioned nickname, the Merc with the Mouth because of his sarcastic and smart ass comments as well as his love of pop culture references.

This project will have to be handled with extreme care. With fans already in an uproar over certain things related to the character, there’s not much breathing room to work with; most die hard fans will be expecting to see mistakes remedied and the Deadpool from comics that they know and love so much. If they do it right, they could have a very cool new franchise on their hands.

[Source: MTV Splash Page]