X-FORCE comic co-creator Rob Liefeld took to his Twitter to rave about Jeff Wadlow’s screenplay for the popular mutant team, which is being developed for the big screen at 20th Century Fox. Saying the film is “in good shape,” Liefeld went on to tweet that “every film needs a proper script b4 they can cast&shoot. 1st mission accomplished for X-Force-When the casting begins we can scream together.”
Wadlow is hoping to film the project, which follows an eclectic team of bad-a$$ mutants. The original incarnation of X-Force featured characters who crossed over from the now-defunct New Mutants team, a property that longtime producer Lauren Shuler Donner has been wanting to adapt for ages.
Popular X-Men characters Cable and Deadpool (played by Ryan Reynolds in “Origins”) are looking to have potential roles in the film, with the ‘ol “merc with a mouth” hopefully spinning off into his own film, which has been in development hell for a while.
Which other characters would you like to see featured?
I was fortunate enough to read the current draft of the X-Force film last week, and I can tell you, it was beyond impressive!
— robliefeld (@robertliefeld) December 3, 2013
The best part of the film is the camaraderie between the team as they learn to cope and trust one another! #xforce
— robliefeld (@robertliefeld) December 3, 2013
There are at least 4 sequences that long time fans of X-Force, Cable and Deadpool will scream in absolute delight! #wadlownailedit
— robliefeld (@robertliefeld) December 3, 2013
Perfectly plausible to see the X-Force and Deadool stand alone film released within 6 months to a year of one another. Great times ahead.
— robliefeld (@robertliefeld) December 3, 2013
I will not divulge the cast of X-Force, gotta keep some stuff under wraps.
— robliefeld (@robertliefeld) December 3, 2013
I’m so excited that this is been made. Can not wait to see what they are going to look like