Deadpool is still shattering box office records the world over, but it looks like a sequel is already getting set to shoot.

Ryan Reynolds has officially closed a deal to reprise the role, according to Heroic Hollywood, with filming commencing as early as this fall.

The actor is believed to have been renegotiating his contract after the first film made $754 million and he was allegedly paid $2m.

Under the new terms, Reynolds would make more money from any future films.

Production on the sequel is expected to return to Vancouver, where the original was shot.

Deadpool is now officially the most successful film in the X-Men series - gathering $754m at the box office.

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