20th Century Fox has attached Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writing team behind the 2009 horror-comedy hit “Zombieland”, to pen the script for their planned “Deadpool” film, starring Ryan Reynolds.

Reynolds would be reprising his role as the “Merc with a Mouth” from Fox’s 2009 “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”. Created by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza in 1991’s “New Mutants” for Marvel, the character is a gravel-voiced, heavily-scarred mercenary who wisecracks his way through life. Initially a villain, the character, who wields a variety of weapons and has artificial healing powers, has since evolved into more of an anti-hero. Deadpool is perhaps best known for being aware of his status as a fictional character, frequently breaking the fourth wall to address comic readers. Reynolds has confirmed that this in-joke would be a part of the upcoming film, something hinted at at the end of the “Wolverine” movie.

Lauren Shuler Donner is producing.

Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more on “Deadpool”.

By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com)