Ryan Reynolds Shares Fan-Made 'Deadpool 2' Poster That May Hint at Possible Release Date
Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds, center) with comrades Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand, left) and Colossus (voiced by Stefan Kapicic, right). (Photo: Twentieth Century Fox)
By Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter
Maybe Ryan Reynolds is dropping a hint to Deadpool fans about the possible release date for the follow-up to his blockbuster, raunchy, anti-superhero flick, or maybe he just likes showcasing fan art.
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On Wednesday, Reynolds shared on his Instagram and Facebook pages — on which he has millions of followers — some fan art of a faux Deadpool 2 movie poster.
(Photo: Ryan Reynolds/Instagram)
The only text he included with the photo — a defaced bathroom sign altered to include mutants — was “Ahhhhh, @mutant101 [fan who made the poster]. Isn’t this a felony?” The image appears to be a tongue-in-cheek response to the anti-transgender laws which have been recently passed in some states.
At the bottom of the faux poster is a 2018 release date for the sequel.
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Deadpool was a critical and commercial hit when it was released just before Valentine’s Day, going on to become one of the highest-grossing R-rated films ever.
And a 2018 release date seems to make sense timing-wise, with producer Simon Kinberg saying in June the production hoped to start shooting Deadpool 2 at the beginning of next year.
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