Fans of ‘Deadpool‘ were pretty shocked last week when director Tim Miller announced he would not be returning for the Deadpool sequel. He reportedly dropped out due to “creative differences,” with the star of the film, Ryan Reynolds.
They had problems while filming the first movie, and while they temporarily worked things out, the same problems came up when they started developing the sequel.
So the search for a new director is on, and it looks like 20th Century Fox has decided on ‘John Wick‘ co-director, David Leitch. The rumors first started yesterday, thanks to this report from Mashable.
“Reynolds’ agency, WME, has been pushing the star (and the studio) to hire one of its own clients, and Leitch is at the top of that list, though one individual told Mashable that several other directors remain in the mix. There doesn’t appear to be an official offer on the table yet, but by most accounts, 20th Century Fox has found its man.”
There are other directors being interviewed, but it looks like the offer will go to Leitch. As the report states, Reynolds wants him and the studio wants to keep the star of the film happy.
For those wondering about the beef between Reynolds and Miller. Sources say Miller wanted to make this sequel into a huge superhero movie. He wanted to go bigger and reportedly asked for an outrageous budget.
Reynolds and the writers didn’t want to go that direction. They want to keep it small just like the original. Don’t fix something that ain’t broke.
By the way, no release date has been set for the film yet.