2016 is officially over, and we can say without question thatDeadpoolwas one of the most successful movies of the year. It may not have made the most money, but an R-rated movie making $783 million dollars from a budget of just $58 million is incredibly impressive. Now, as things are ramping up forDeadpool 2, more and more actors are throwing their hats in the ring to be in what will surely be a very successful sequel.Saturday Night LivestarLeslie Joneshas doubled down on recent comments she made, declaring she really wants to be inDeadpool 2.
The SNL cast member made an appearance onLate Night With Seth Meyersrecently and she was asked about her desire to be inDeadpool 2. In December,leslie Jonestweeted atRyan Reynoldsdirectly, saying that she could be his sidekick in theDeadpool sequeland that her superpower would be her loudness. Here is what she had to say whenSeth Meyersasked her about it.
“Oh my god you read that? Oh man, I love… first of all, Ryan Reynolds has got to be one of the finest pieces of specimen. Hmph. Blake, you are so lucky, but Blake is bad too so, ya know what I’m saying? I wonder if they compare their badness to each other, like “baby, I’m hotter than you today” ya know? On top of that he’s hilarious, and Deadpool I would love to be just the sidekick, just feeding him back the lines. It would just be so funny. I just wanna be loud. Just “waaaaahhhh” (screams), everybody’s clothes just come off of them.”
There doesn’t seem to be a character from theDeadpool comicsthat fits the very unique and specific description provided byLeslie Jones, but new characters are added to the movies all of the time. So, assumingRyan Reynoldsand the producers ofDeadpool 2liked the idea enough, they could write in a part for her in the movie. The ball appears to be in their court at this point, assuming she is serious. It is hard to imagine she would say all of this if she were totally joking. Maybe her complimenting bothRyan Reynoldsand his wifeBlake Livelywill help.
We still don’t know much aboutDeadpool 2, but we know for sure that it is a major priority for Fox and that it will in all likelihood be released at some point in 2018. Outside of that, we know that thetime-traveling mutantCable will be introduced, as well as the mutant Domino. We also know thatdirector Tim Millerwon’t be returning to the director’s chair. He departed the project several weeks ago over “creative differences” with the studio andRyan Reynolds. Instead, it will beJohn Wickco-directorDavid Leitchat the helm forDeadpool 2.
ZombielandwritersRhett ReeseandPaul Wernickare returning to pen the script forDeadpool 2, which is currently in pre-production. Fox is also reportedly already making plans forDeadpool 3, so they are going to milk theMerc With a Mouthfor all he is worth while the property is hot. IfLeslie Jonesgets her way, she will be able to get in on that action and hopefully be a part of a successful franchise, as opposed to what happened withGhostbustersover last summer. You can check out the interview clip fromLate Night With Seth Meyersfor yourself below.
