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02-20-2008, 11:14 PM
In brief: Reynolds joins cast of Wolverine
Staff and agencies
Wednesday February 20, 2008
guardian.co.uk
Ryan Reynolds
X-man ... Ryan Reynolds will join the cast of Wolverine. Photograph: Mark Mainz/Getty
Ryan Reynolds and Black Eyed Peas rapper Will.I.Am have joined the cast of the forthcoming X-Men spin-off, Wolverine. Hugh Jackman will reprise his role as the steel-taloned superhero, with Reynolds set to play assassin Deadpool and Will.I.Am stepping into the spandex of the teleporting mutant Wraith, according to Variety. Wolverine is due in May next year and is set 17 years before the first X-Men movie.
Marvel Comics' plan to release two films a year under the auspices of its new movie-making arm has been placed in doubt due to the writers' strike and the possible impending actor's strike, according to the company's chairman. In a financial report, David Maisel said the firm still hoped to have one film out in 2009. He said Marvel was currently working on adaptations of Ant-Man, Captain America, Thor and the Avengers. The company's first venture as a studio, Iron Man, hits cinemas on May 2, with The Incredible Hulk following on June 13.
Yay Deadpool!
EDIT: OOPS! Didn't see the other thread about this. Sorry!
Staff and agencies
Wednesday February 20, 2008
guardian.co.uk
Ryan Reynolds
X-man ... Ryan Reynolds will join the cast of Wolverine. Photograph: Mark Mainz/Getty
Ryan Reynolds and Black Eyed Peas rapper Will.I.Am have joined the cast of the forthcoming X-Men spin-off, Wolverine. Hugh Jackman will reprise his role as the steel-taloned superhero, with Reynolds set to play assassin Deadpool and Will.I.Am stepping into the spandex of the teleporting mutant Wraith, according to Variety. Wolverine is due in May next year and is set 17 years before the first X-Men movie.
Marvel Comics' plan to release two films a year under the auspices of its new movie-making arm has been placed in doubt due to the writers' strike and the possible impending actor's strike, according to the company's chairman. In a financial report, David Maisel said the firm still hoped to have one film out in 2009. He said Marvel was currently working on adaptations of Ant-Man, Captain America, Thor and the Avengers. The company's first venture as a studio, Iron Man, hits cinemas on May 2, with The Incredible Hulk following on June 13.
Yay Deadpool!
EDIT: OOPS! Didn't see the other thread about this. Sorry!