Shawn Levy is in negotiations to direct Ryan Reynolds (again!) in Deadpool 3. This news comes on the heels of two very successful collaborations, the pandemic-era hit Free Guy and the recently released sci-fi adventure film The Adam Project. 

The announcement – first released via The Hollywood Reporter – might come as a surprise to fans of the Merc with a Mouth, given that Levy has rarely strayed beyond family-friendly territory in his directorial ventures.

Fear not though, as Marvel Big Man Kevin Feige confirmed last year that the wisecracking, Wolverine-hating killer would  be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of Phase Five AND that Deadpool 3 would keep its R-rating (that’s a 15 in the UK).

Tim Miller directed the first Deadpool film in 2016, followed by David Leitch in the 2018 sequel. Co-writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who penned the scripts on the first two films, are back now working on Deadpool 3 alongside sisters Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin.