Screenwriting team Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are doing the press rounds this week to talk about Zombieland: Double Tap, the sequel to the 2009 horror comedy that initially put the duo on the Hollywood map. But of course these guys are also known for writing the two Deadpool movies, part of the core team that trudged along with star Ryan Reynolds for five years trying to launch their skewed superhero riff out of development hell.

We all know what happened after that: 2016’s Deadpool was a massive worldwide hit, with Deadpool 2 nearly as ginormous just two years later. And while a Deadpool 3 is an inevitability, last year’s Disney-Fox merger almost certainly ensures that the Merc with a Mouth will bludgeon his way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe at some point down the line (possibly Phase 5 or 6).

With all that in mind, we asked Reese and Wernick during the Zombieland: Double Tap press day in Los Angeles if they had any intel on Deadpool’s next adventure.

“We’re just waiting for the word from on high,” says Wernick. “There’s a lot to be sorted out, like how Deadpool fits into the Marvel Universe with the other characters and into the release schedule of the MCU. Then it’s, do the X-Men get in there at some point? Fantastic Four? There’s a lot to be sorted out and I think we’re all getting a much needed rest from Deadpool — Ryan and us and everybody.”