Ryan Reynolds Returning As Deadpool

Via Deadline, Ryan Reynolds is closing a deal with Fox to return as Wade Wilson / Deadpool in a solo film outing.  Reynolds first played the role of the Merc with a Mouth in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) as a pre-transformed Wade Wilson.  Reynolds has shown heavy interest in returning to the role, and today, tweeted out a teaser of his negotiations with Fox:

Just this past July, test footage was unleashed onto the Internet of a CGI Deadpool doing what he does best.  Though the leak was quickly taken down, fans were excited and rallied for a confirmation of a Deadpool movie.  As the movie was greenlighted, news came out that Deadpool would be set in the same universe as the X-Men franchise.

The Deadpool film will be directed by Blur Films visual effects veteran Tim Miller, with a script by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, and produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and X-Men: Days of Future Past screenwriter Simon Kinberg.  Production on the film is set to start in March.  No release date has been set as of this report.