New details on the recent departure of director Tim Miller from Deadpool 2 have surfaced, with reports claiming that Miller's version would have cost significantly more than what star Ryan Reynolds had in mind for the sequel.

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An "individual familiar with the project" told TheWrap that active development on Deadpool 2 was already underway when the first film was in production. During initial talks, Reynolds (along with screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick) wanted to make a "scrappy" and inexpensive followup similar to the first film, which sported a modest $58 million budget.However, Miller was interested in making a "more stylish" sequel akin to the big-budget blockbuster superhero films, which would have required a production budget that was triple the size of the original film."There were two totally different movies on the table, and one of them just wasn't Deadpool," the outlet's source said of the two competing creative directions . Ultimately, the sequel that Reynolds, Reese and Wernick had in mind was selected and Miller left the project.Deadpool 2 has yet to find a new director and a release date for the film has not yet been announced. The sequel will star Cable, and casting for the role was reportedly another point of contention between Miller and Reynolds, with Reynolds not on board with Miller's desire to have Friday Night Lights star Kyle Chandler in the role

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