Wadlow, promoting his new horror flick, “Imaginary,” shared that his “X-Force” film was heavily inspired by the group’s ’90s comic run and that his script followed mutants who went to public school and were on the run in West Texas. His vision would have also featured some fan favorites. “I introduced Cable as this dark mentor for our characters,” Wadlow explained to Alex Zane. “It was definitely about the young mutants formerly known as the New Mutants. In my movie, it was Cannonball, Boom-Boom; I aged Domino down … Rictor was there. Feral was there.”
As for Deadpool, Wadlow referred to his potential costume as one viewers would have recognized. “He was in motorcycle leathers with this red ballistic face mask. I made it very clear that he was going to look just like he does in the comic books.” Had Wadlow’s project come to fruition, fans upset with the anti-hero’s live-action debut in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” would have likely appreciated the director’s efforts. There’s little doubt an “X-Force” flick boasting a more comic book-accurate Deadpool, while joined by Cable and an eclectic cast of mutants, could have been just what the fandom needed after Hugh Jackman’s 2009 misfire with “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.”
