Ryan Reynolds confirms Deadpool’s return

Ryan Reynolds has confirmed Deadpool is returning for another film, declaring: “It’s going to be great”.

Ryan Reynolds has confirmed Deadpool is returning for another film.

The 49-year-old Hollywood actor has previously suggested his wisecracking superhero won’t return for a fourth Deadpool movie because he will be more of a “supporting character” in future films, but Reynolds has now dropped the strongest hint yet that Deadpool 4 is in the works,

Speaking onstage at Fanatics Fest 2026, he told the audience: “There’s a few really deep cuts that I think are missing behind the movies. I think there’s a few deep cuts missing from some of the comics. There’s certainly some stuff that, you know, I love that Fabian Nicieza [Deadpool co-creator] wrote that is incredible.

“Gerry Duggan, who was a friend, was an incredible comic writer. “There’s stuff upcoming. There’s eventually, you know, remotely another Deadpool film. It’s going to be great.”

Reynolds previously insisted he would be unlikely to “centre” a film around Deadpool again, telling NBC’s Sunday Today: “I have some stuff kind of written, but I don’t think I am ever going to centre him again.

“He is a supporting character. He is a guy who is great in a group.”

There has been speculation that Reynolds could feature as Deadpool in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) blockbuster Avengers: Doomsday and he previously stated that he would be keen for the character to cross paths with either the Avengers or X-Men without joining either group of heroes.

The Adam Project star told The Hollywood Reporter in 2024: “If he becomes either, we’re at the end.

“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 humour works only when used to pave over his many inadequacies. If and when he does become an Avenger or X-Man, we’re at the end of his journey.”

Reynolds also suggested that year that he had “no idea” if he would don Deadpool’s red suit again following the success of the Deadpool and Wolverine movie.

He told Collider: “I would say that (director Shawn Levy) and I have been pretty clear. I think, in the most loving way, because talk about the greatest uptown problem any human beings could have is a studio like that saying, ‘What’s next?’, or, ‘How can we make something else?’.

“But this movie was made as a complete experience. It wasn’t meant to be a commercial for another movie. It wasn’t meant to be any of that stuff. And, I think I get a great deal of joy making a movie like that.

“But honestly, right in this moment, I have no idea if I’ll ever wear that Deadpool suit again – I hope I do – but I don’t know. Right now’s the time to just kind of hang it up for a bit and see what happens next.”