Robert Rodriguez Has Been Offered the Deadpool Movie
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?Um, that’s it. That’s the news. Fox has offered Rodriguez the chance to direct the Deadpool movie, which everyone believes will star Ryan Reynolds, including Ryan Reynolds. Admittedly, Fox also offered Rodriguez the Planet of the Apes reboot, and he turned it down — but Deadpool is a whole ‘nother story. For all the shit I give Rodriguez about his silly hat, I would think this would be a pretty damned good fit. You? (Via /FIlm)
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