Ryan Reynolds Revealed The Reason Why His "Deadpool" Christmas Movie Never Got Made

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You know Deadpool. You love Deadpool.

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You've probably seen both Deadpool movies at this point — and maybe you've even seen Once Upon a Deadpool, the toned-down edit of Deadpool 2 that features Deadpool wearing a Santa hat.

Once Upon a Deadpool
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Well, according to Mr. Deadpool himself — Ryan Reynolds, that is — there was almost a whole freakin' Christmas-themed Deadpool movie. But, it never happened.

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In a new interview with Big Issue, Ryan explained that he wrote an entire Deadpool Christmas movie back in 2018, along with co-writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.

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"But it got lost in the shuffle of Disney acquiring Fox, and it never got made,” he explained. That's a shame!

Ryan Reynolds putting on a hat
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But Ryan isn't giving up hope just yet, and he believes that the project could soon return, just like Santa on his sleigh.

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“Maybe one day, we’ll get to make that movie," he said. "It’s not a musical, but it’s a full Deadpool Christmas movie. So, one day.”

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While we wait for that — as well as Deadpool 3, of course — read the entire interview here.