WATCH: Deadpool Christmas short drops as star Ryan Reynolds talks the character’s future

Ho! Ho! Ho! Are you ready for a festive Deadpool special for a good cause?

Well, we have just the short for you below but before we get to that, what is in the pipeline for Deadpool in the MCU’s future?

“I don’t think [Deadpool] should ever be an Avenger or an X-Man. If he becomes either, we’re at the end,” says star Ryna Reynolds.

“The character trait I love most about Deadpool is that he’s a fanboy. His enthusiasm and longing to be part of a team is really endearing to me. It’s his overarching wish-fulfillment story.”

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So, what does the mean for the character in the future? Does it rule him out from appearing in upcoming Avengers movies such as Doomsday? Well, Reynolds thinks the exact opposite is true: “I think Deadpool works so well appearing with the X-Men and Avengers, but he always needs to stay an outsider. His ultimate dream is to be accepted and appreciated. But he can’t be accepted. His coping mechanism of deflecting shame through humor works only when used to pave over his many inadequacies.”

Ok, but at the end of Deadpool & Wolverine it was firmly set-up that we would see the duo back together on the big screen in the MCU, will this happen? “I have some pitches and ideas, but none of them center on Deadpool. He is a great supporting or ensemble player. And I would always want Deadpool and Wolverine to be paired in some way. Centering Deadpool works best if you take everything away from him and put his back against the wall. I can’t really do that again. A fourth time feels a little iterative and redundant. That doesn’t mean sacrificing fun. There is still an arc for Deadpool which is fulfilling and powerful.”

Did Ryan Reynolds just tease a Deadpool Christmas Special? We really hope so…

However, if you’re a fan of Deadpool & Wolverine, don’t despair because director Shawn Levy along with stars Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are teaming up for a new project called Boy Band about two former boy band members who meet up again in middle age. Reynolds is currently working on a second draft, based on the first done by Me and Earl and the Dying Girl writer Jesse Andrew: “A lot of members of boy bands — and there are a lot of them — had managers who left them high and dry. They experienced levels of fame that would be very difficult for anyone to navigate, let alone an adolescent, when you are farming out your self-worth to an audience of screaming people. It creates a kind of arrested cultural development. They’re forever associated with that period of time in their lives. This would be about people in their 40s and 50s trying to get their lives back,” Reynolds says.

Meanwhile, you have the Festive short below for SickKids Foundation and I still think that this story suggests there’s a Deadpool Christmas Special coming.

Let me know all your thoughts, guys!

Reynolds has teamed up with SickKids Foundation along with Kidpool and Wonder(ful) Woman herself Lynda Carter with a Christmas adventure created to raise money to help eliminate sick kids… well, sickness in kids!

Watch the video here:

Deadpool, Kidpool, and Lynda Carter in new holiday special video pic.twitter.com/U3dkuIDs1c

— The Hollywood Handle (@HollywoodHandle) December 12, 2024

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Source: THR