X-Force’s director Drew Goddard has revealed that he will turn his focus to the ensembleDeadpoolsequel by the end of the year. Goddard is currently working on the post-production ofBad Times At The El Royale, and claims that he will start working onX-Forceafter his current project releases in October.
Drew Goddardhas an incredible track record in the industry, having directedCabin in the Woods, in addition to writing movies likeThe Martian,Cloverfield, andWorld War Z. However, his most notable feat may be his work on the first two seasons ofDaredevil, which he helped set the dark and incredibly in depth tone for. Based on his previous work, and the first looks we have so far forBad Times At The El Royale,X-Forceis in good hands.
In an interview with CinemaBlend, Drew Goddard was asked when he would begin work on theDeadpoolspin-off. Here is what he had to say.
“It’s a good question. I’ve learned I’m very much a one-movie-at-a-time kind of guy, and they all know. It’s the same studio, which is nice, so they can say, ‘Okay, get [Bad Times At The El Royale] done,’ and then once I get this movie done and get this into theaters we’ll turn our attention that way.”
While fans are certainly anxious to seeX-Forcehit theaters, it is probably for the best that Drew Goddard is waiting to finishBad Times At The El Royalefirst, for the sake of both projects.X-Forceneeds to be good to keep theDeadpoolfranchise moving, and it probably won’t end up that great if the director is preoccupied with a different movie during the early stages of the project. While it would be great to seeX-Forcehit theaters early, it will be worth the wait if it ends up being fantastic.
Fortunately, the fact that Drew Goddard is beginning work onX-Forceby the end of the year is still great news, and may actually be sooner than some fans expected. As long as pre-production goes well forX-Force, it’s likely that the movie could shoot as early as next year, making a 2020 release rather likely, if not late 2019.
X-Forceis set to follow Deadpool’s team of superheroes that formed at the end ofDeadpool 2. If it’s anything like the comics, asDeadpool 2strongly hinted it would be,X-Forcewill be about Cable leading Deadpool and the rest of the heroes to stop the post-apocalyptic future from which he came. Currently, only the characters Deadpool, Cable, and Domino are slated to return, but hopefully we will see more characters show up when the movie actually releases.
Hopefully, we will get more reports onX-Forcewhen Drew Goddard starts working on the movie come October. Regardless, Goddard’s revelation toCinemaBlendis great news for everyDeadpoolfan who is anxious to see more of the hilarious anti-hero. Considering Drew Goddard’s incredible track record,X-Forcemay end up being the best installment in theDeadpoolfranchise yet.
