Donald Glover’s plan to bring the Merc With A Mouth to the small-screen have been panned

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The hype surrounding Marvel’s next Deadpool film is starting to build as its May release date draws closer and closer.

But despite Ryan Reynolds having turned the anti-hero into a certified blockbuster it seems that Donald Glover’s plans to bring the Merc With A Mouth to the small-screen have been panned.

The TV channel FX is said to have dropped the animated series from the Childish Gambino rapper and his brother Stephen Glover following ‘creative differences,’ according to Deadline.

‘Due to creative differences, FX, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover and Marvel Television have agreed to part ways on Marvel’s Deadpool animated series,’ FX said in a statement Saturday.


‘Due to creative differences, FX, Donald Glover, Stephen Glover and Marvel Television have agreed to part ways on Marvel’s Deadpool animated series,’ FX said in a statement (Picture: Variety/REX/Shutterstock)

‘FX will no longer be involved with the project. FX and Marvel have an ongoing relationship through our partnership on Legion, which will continue.’



The TV network announced a 10-episode series last May, which was set to premiere this year. Marvel TV was slated to produce it in association with FX Productions and ABC Signature Studios, with Marvel’s Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory serving as executive producers.

It’s unclear if Marvel TV and ABC Studios will still pursue the project, or if the Glovers will continue to be involved.

Because the pending Disney/Fox deal has yet to be completed, the only way a Deadpool series can move forward for the time being is with the involvement of another Fox production entity — namely 20th Century Fox TV — as Fox holds the rights for the character (as it does the X-Men and Fantastic Four).

It was set to be a departure from the big screen version of the Merc, as Donald himself said there wasn’t ‘much to hold sacred’ when it comes to the character.

‘I know people love Deadpool and I know people are big comic book geeks, but it’s not the same as like [his Solo character ] Lando or Atlanta, where you have a whole city on your back,’ he said previously.

‘Deadpool is very aware of himself, so I don’t have to live up to anything. So it’s been actually quite easy.’

Deadpool 2 will hit cinemas in the UK on 15 May, and in the US on the 18 May.

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