Cable and Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld has confirmed, via Twitter, that an X-Force film script has been written and paid for by Fox.Last week, Fox announced planned release dates for several films, including “Fantastic Four 2” and a third Wolverine movie.There was also a listing for an unnamed Marvel movie, set to release on July 13, 2018. With Liefeld confirming that the script has been written and paid for, it seems likely that X-Force is aiming to hit the big screen in 2018.Liefeld continued to tweet about his understanding of the X-Men film franchise, as pieced together through conversations with people in the industry. He says that “X-Men: Days of Future Past” was a huge investment for the studio, something done to attempt to put the franchise in the same league as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The fact that “X-Men: Apocalypse” is already announced shows how pleased the studio is with how “Days of Future Past” turned out, and that film’s success will give director/producer Bryan Singer and writer Simon Kinberg a stronger voice in how things move forward.He also said that Cable and Deadpool are valuable properties and that, the more successful and numerous the X-Men films are, the more likely and sooner we are to see Cable and Deadpool make appearances.You can check out the relevant tweets, embedded below.The next film in the X-Men franchise is “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” coming to theaters May 23. The film happens to feature Warpath, a founding X-Force member and mainstay, as an X-Man fighting for survival in a future overrun with mutant-hunting sentinels.
X-Force not a rumour, script complete, paid for by Fox. Excellent. RT @CBR: What Is Fox’s Mystery Marvel Movie? https://t.co/CXMbLh41qL
โ robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) March 25, 2014
Fox has made a HUGE financial investment in X-Men Days of Future Past in order to catch Disney/Marvel branded films….
โ robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) March 25, 2014
This has given Bryan Singer and Simon Kinberg greater importance and voices within the framework of X-Men development going forward.
โ robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) March 25, 2014
X-Men:Apocalypse signaled faith/priority in the Days of Future Past going forward and completing the First Class actors 3 picture deals..
โ robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) March 25, 2014
The good news is that X-Men DOFP success will yield more X-Films and by attrition alone, Cable, Deadpool and X-Force will eventually emerge
โ robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) March 25, 2014
Also, there is serious movement in the executive suites at Fox, a new boss will soon emerge and hopefully he/she will realize that…
โ robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) March 25, 2014
Both Deadpool and X-Force are valuable IP’s that a studio like Universal or Paramount would pay top dollars to acquire on their schedule.
โ robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) March 25, 2014