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'Deadpool' spinoff moves forward at Fox
Published Wednesday, May 6 2009, 12:55 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Rex Features
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ryan Reynolds will reprise his role as the comic book character, with Lauren Shuler Donner and Marvel producing the project. Fox is currently seeking writers for the movie.
A source told MTV that the spinoff will be "a complete exploration of this unique character - his origins, his emergence as the Merc with the Mouth".
Wolverine is currently the number one film at the US box office after taking in $87 million over the weekend.
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