Deadpool 2 only just premiered in China, but star, producer, and co-writer Ryan Reynolds confirmed that a sequel is already in preproduction — although things might feel a little different the third time around. At Deadpool 2‘s Chinese premiere, Reynolds claimed that his team is “looking to go in a completely different direction” for the Merc with a Mouth’s next set of mutation-fueled shenanigans.
“Often, they reboot or change a character maybe like four movies too late,” Reynolds said, according to Variety. That tracks with what Deadpool 2 producer and co-writer Rhett Reese told CinemaBlend. The next Deadpool flick, Reese said, “contracts back down” into something “personal and small” after Deadpool 2 expanded its universe by introducing characters like Cable, Domino, and the ill-fated members of X-Force.
It’s not hard to ascribe a few mouse-related motivations to these changes as well. In July 2018, Disney officially bought 21st Century Fox and its assets, which include Deadpool and the X-Men, for $71.3 billion. Given that Disney’s brand revolves around family-friendly fare, the purchase raises many questions about how the company will reconcile its image with Deadpool’s extremely adult sense of humor.
An all-ages take on Deadpool could have international implications, too. Deadpool 2‘s surprise release in China only happened after Fox submitted a PG-13 edition of the movie to Chinese authorities. The recut version of Deadpool 2, known stateside as Once Upon a Deadpool, earned a paltry $6 million during its brief theatrical run. In part, that can be chalked up to the fact that the original Deadpool 2 arrived on home media months earlier, but it’s still unclear how down fans are for a cleaned-up version of the raunchy superhero. After all, Deadpool’s irreverent edge is what makes him so special.
Deadpool 3 is far from the only Deadpool project currently in production. X-Force, which will be written and directed by Cabin in the Woods‘ Drew Goddard, will reunite Reynolds with his Deadpool 2 co-star Josh Brolin, who will return as the time-hopping warrior Cable. Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld told Nerdist that a Deadpool cartoon is also in the cards. FX and Fox axed a different Deadpool animated series, which would’ve been developed by Donald Glover, in 2018, citing “creative differences.”
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.