Ryan Reynolds opens up about working on the Deadpool movies (Photo: AP)

In Short

• Ryan Reynolds feared he might not play Deadpool again
• Disney-Fox merger caused uncertainty for Deadpool's future
• Final story features Deadpool teaming up with Wolverine, releasing on July 26

Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds recently opened up about how he once feared he would never get to wear Deadpool costume again. The actor also revealed that the franchise was initially pitched as a road trip movie.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Ryan Reynolds said, "I didn’t know if I’d ever be playing Deadpool again. It’s not something I would’ve said necessarily publicly, but I didn’t know."

The actor also mentioned how, in the early days, the films were pitched as an indie road-trip comedy.

“Literally, it was a $5 or $6 million budget with no special effects. It was just a talkie-talkie road trip with me and [Karan Soni’s character] Dopinder and some of the things we collected and saw along the way. It wasn’t meant to be an event movie. If we’re on our way to Point C, it was meant to just get us to Point B. That was the weirdest one. I liked it. I thought it was kind of fun,” Reynolds shared one of the initial pitches for the franchise.

Meanwhile, Deadpool and Wolverine will release in cinemas on July 26.