Deadpool director developing Kitty Pryde movie

[CyberpunkCentral]

A Kitty Pryde movie is in development at Fox from Deadpool's Tim Miller.

The movie is reported by Collider to be "very much" in development as business at Fox continues to operate as usual but, with the Disney acquisition on the horizon, it is not guaranteed to become a real film simply by reaching such a stage.


Fox currently has New Mutants, The Untitled Deadpool Sequel, and X-Men: The Phoenix Force set for release in 2018. The trio of production-completed films are guaranteed to arrive, although the X-Men have been promised to merge with the Marvel Cinematic Universe following the Disney/Fox deal. Fox becoming an entity of Disney of one of many things which could prevent the film from ever heading toward production but the development is a clear sign that Fox has no plans to slow down as they look toward the uncertain future.

The X-Men character Kitty Pryde, also known as Shadowcat, has appeared in a number of films. Most recently, Ellen Page played the character in X-Men: Days of Future Past. With Miller, who directed the original Deadpool movie which released in 2016, working on the film, the immediate speculation will raise the question of whether or not Ryan Reynolds' character will crossover into the film. However, there is no word on any such ties just yet.

The Untitled Deadpool sequel is set for release on June 1, 2016.

http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/01/...-development-/

[Batman1980]

In for Ellen Page and Piotr Rasputin kicking all kinds of arse!

[Creed]

Down for this.

Um, it's June 1st, 2018.

[Petey Parker]

I really hope they end up keeping the title as "The Untitled Deadpool Sequel"

[Creed]

Originally Posted by Petey Parker

I really hope they end up keeping the title as "The Untitled Deadpool Sequel"

Me too. That's such a perfect title!

[cinemaphile]

Dont know if this movie will ever actually happen, but I would love to see it. Far more interested in this than Dark Phoenix, New Mutants, Gambit, Multiple Man...

I do hope they go more true to the comics, and explore her relationship with Piotr/Colossus (hell, Tim Miller has already used him!) and Lockheed!

and I say Zoey Deutch for Kitty!

[CyberpunkCentral]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

I do hope they go more true to the comics, and explore her relationship with Piotr/Colossus (hell, Tim Miller has already used him!) and Lockheed!

[ScottSummers]

Yes please!!!

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

Dont know if this movie will ever actually happen, but I would love to see it. Far more interested in this than Dark Phoenix, New Mutants, Gambit, Multiple Man...

I do hope they go more true to the comics, and explore her relationship with Piotr/Colossus (hell, Tim Miller has already used him!) and Lockheed!

and I say Zoey Deutch for Kitty!

Zooey would be perfect. But she would be perfect for anything.

Dollars to donuts this never happens, though.

[Batman1980]

I never knew Kitty had a pet mouse!

[CyberpunkCentral]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

I never knew Kitty had a pet mouse!

Lockheed is an alien purple dragon. I've always wanted to see the little guy in an X-Men film for years. I know there is going to be a nod to Lockheed in The New Mutants, but I hope we see him as an actual living creature if this film gets made.

[Batman1980]

Russian mutants get all the good pets!

[CyberpunkCentral]

[imsounoriginal]

X-Men Spinoff: Kitty Pryde Movie in the Works With 'Deadpool' Director

Superstar comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis is working on the project with Tim Miller.

Deadpool director Tim Miller and Brian Michael Bendis, one of the biggest authors in the comic book world, are teaming for an X-Men spinoff.

The duo are developing a project called 143, which will be set in the X-Men universe, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Bendis, who wrote various X-Men comics during his almost 20 years at Marvel, will write the script, while Miller will direct.

143 is a code name for the project which sources say will focus on the character Kitty Pryde, a mutant who can phase through objects. The character was played by Ellen Page in 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand and 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past.

The project's code name is a reference to Uncanny X-Men No. 143, one of the earliest Pryde stories and her first solo adventure in which she faces a demon alone in the X-Mansion. The issue, by her creators Chris Claremont and John Byrne, was published in 1981.

Pryde has long been an X-Men fan favorite and is influential, serving as an inspiration for Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Miller, repped by WME, broke out as a director with 2016's Deadpool, which went on to become the highest-grossing X-Men film ever with $783 million worldwide.

Bendis, repped by Circle of Confusion, surprised the comics industry last year when he joined DC after spending 17 years as a top-billed writer for Marvel, where he created characters such as Miles Morales and Jessica Jones. He also was part of the Marvel Creative Committee that advised Marvel Studios' output through 2015.

from THR

[Ray_Rogers]

Get Brian Michael Bendis the hell away from comic book movies, please.

[Monterey Jack]

Kitty will be portrayed by a different actress every fifteen minutes.

[Batmon77]

Kitty is wack and road the coattails of Logan.
That Shadowcat ninja persona was corny and the pre-cursor to Wolverine-Girl.

I did like her as a leader in DOFP which is close to the source material.

[GeneD5]

I feel like there is so much more that should come as a priority before a Kitty Pryde solo movie.

[Zero_Cool]

Does seem kind of odd to do this. Maybe riding the Wonder Woman money trail. I feel like ther would be others to come before this. Maybe if this does well, we can finally get a Hit-girl movie.

[Arawn]

No Ellen, no deal.