The sequel to the hit Fox movie will now open before « Solo: A Star Wars Story. »
It looks like we’re going to get the return of the Merc with a Mouth sooner than expected.
20th Century Fox is moving up the release of » Deadpool 2, » the sequel to its 2016 box office sensation, from June 1 to May 18.
First reported on Thursday by The Hollywood Reporter, and confirmed by Business Insider, the release will now have the anticipated sequel in theaters before the next « Star Wars » movie, « Solo, » the standalone Han Solo movie. « Solo » will open a week later on May 25.
Fox is also shifting around some other Marvel IPs.
« The New Mutants, » which will look at teen heroes from the X-Men world, is being moved from April 13 of this year to February 22,2019. And « Gambit, » the long-in-development project starring Channing Tatum in the title role, is being moved from February 14,2019 to June 7,2019. A big reason for that move is that the project can’t hold onto a director. Gore Verbinski (« A Cure for Wellness ») exited the movie on Thursday.
The first « Deadpool » movie earned over $783.1 million worldwide.
