Deadpool co-screenwriter Paul Wernick has shared a few new details about Fox's upcoming sequel. The writer confirmed that like its predecessor, Deadpool 2 is taking a smaller budgeted approach and won't be inundated with X-Men characters.

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"Going into the sequel, we are embracing this idea that it’s a small budget movie," Wernick said during a Q&A this weekend at a special screening of Deadpool at Fox Studios (as reported by The Playlist ). He added that "we’re not gonna populate it with the entire X-Men cast."With regard to the lack of X-Men characters in the original Deadpool, and why there won't be many in the sequel, Wernick said it's not merely a matter of budgetary constraints. "They're two separate franchises," he explained. "I think had we done that, we would have been making a mistake. Even if we did have the budget."Fox is currently looking for a director to helm Deadpool 2, following Tim Miller's departure from the project . John Wick director David Leitch, Luke Cage director Magnus Martens and The Martian writer Drew Goddard are all reportedly in the running In addition to Deadpool 2, the studio is reportedly already planning for a third film that may introduce X-Force . In addition, the X-Men franchise is said to be getting reworked , with franchise producer and writer Simon Kinberg starting work on a new script.

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