Last night during CBS’The Late Late Show with James Corden, hostJames CordenwelcomedDeadpoolstarRyan Reynolds, just days after his movie shatteredbox officerecords with a whopping $135 million opening weekend. Despite the fact that the movie is already out,James Cordendecided that the Merc With the Mouth needed a sidekick, with a new sketch that shows some of the host’s ridiculous ideas. The five-minute video below ends with a hilarious team-up, although don’t expect to see it inDeadpool 2.
Regardless of whether or not the Merc With the Mouth has a sidekick or not, a sequel is coming. Way back in August, a report surfaced that 20th Century Fox was considering dropping a sequel to the much-malignedFantastic Fourin favor ofDeadpool 2, but the studio didn’t confirm that report. Then just a month later, producerSimon Kinbergteased that talks for the follow-up were already under way with 20th Century Fox, while hinting that Cable, the iconic leader of theX-Forcecomic book series, may make an appearance. This isn’t terribly surprising, though, sinceRob Liefeldcreated the comics for bothDeadpoolandX-Force.
Last month, early box office tracking projectedDeadpoolto earn anywhere between $55 million and $60 million on its opening weekend, but it ended up shattering expectations and records alike. The $135 million opening weekend was the highest ever for anR-ratedmovie, breakingThe Matrix Reloaded’s mark of $91.7 million, a record that has stood for nearly 13 years. We’ll have to wait and see ifDeadpoolwill continue its impressive run and take the box office crown for a second week in a row.
Ryan Reynoldswill most certainly return as theMerc With the Mouthfor the sequel, but it isn’t known if any of the supporting cast will return. The cast also includesMorena Baccarin,Gina Carano,Ed Skrein,T.J. Miller,Brianna Hildebrand, Olesia Shewchuk, Style Dayne, Rachel Sheen and Dan Zachary. If the Cable character does in fact show up in the sequel, it could help set up theX-Forcemovie that 20th Century Fox has been developing.
Do you think the Merc With the Mouth should have an actual sidekick? Some could make the argument thatT.J. Miller’s Weasel could beDeadpool’s sidekick, but the movie is so unconventional that having a sidekick may be pointless. At any rate, while we wait for more onDeadpool 2, take a look at this hilarious five-minute sketch below to check out all ofJames Corden’s zany sidekick costumes.
