Merge 104.8 | 13 March 2022
A fierce bidding war is taking place with production companies to determine who will turn Will Smiths life into a movie. He could be set to make millions from the project, with many major streaming services said to be wanting to acquire the rights. The bidding war means he can command a huge amount of money so he’s weighing up his options to work out which one will handle his life story the best.
Movie star Ryan Reynolds has confirmed that Deadpool 3 is finally going ahead. The first movie came out in 2016 followed by a sequel in 2018 – but a third film in the series was complicated due to the fact that Disney bought 20th Century Fox which distributed the first two films. The update has left fans excited as there were concerns the franchise could have been killed off.
Colin Farrell is to reprise his role as the Penguin in a new TV spin-off series. Not much is known about the show, but as well as starring in the movie, he will also be the executive producer. The Penguin is one of the most iconic villains from the Batman comic books and is typically known for his top hat, and collection of deadly umbrellas.
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