— Ch. 1 · From Fox To Marvel Studios —
Deadpool & Wolverine.
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Development on a third Deadpool film began at 20th Century Fox by November 2016. David Leitch was hired to direct Deadpool 2 in November 2016 after Tim Miller chose not to return due to creative differences with star Ryan Reynolds. The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said Reynolds's Wade Wilson would be integrated with the Marvel Cinematic Universe when the acquisition of 21st Century Fox was announced in December 2017. Fox was looking for another filmmaker to develop the third film while Disney watched Once Upon a Deadpool carefully. In March 2019, Disney officially acquired Fox and gained the film rights to several Marvel Comics characters including Deadpool and the X-Men. The Marvel-based films that Fox had been developing were placed on hold. Josh Brolin said in June 2019 that he had discussed his future as Cable with Marvel Studios. Reese and Wernick confirmed that another Deadpool film would be made and that it would integrate the character with the MCU. Reynolds announced that he was meeting with Marvel Studios in October 2019. At that time, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was unsure how to integrate Deadpool into the MCU. He described Reynolds as an idea machine who pitched many different approaches for the film. In January 2021, Feige said filming would not begin until after 2021. Levy was revealed to be directing the film in March 2022. Jackman decided to reprise his role as Wolverine from Fox's X-Men film series in August 2022. This decision solved the creative team's issues with settling on a story.
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