Deadpool is an upcoming American
superhero film based on the
Marvel Comics character
of the same name. It is intended to be the eighth installment in the
X-Men film series. The film is directed by
Tim Miller, with a screenplay by
Rhett Reese and
Paul Wernick, and stars
Ryan Reynolds,
Morena Baccarin,
Ed Skrein,
T. J. Miller,
Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand,
Stefan Kapicic, and
Leslie Uggams. The film follows Wade Wilson who, after being subjected to an experiment that leaves him with new abilities, hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.