Deadpool and Wolverine's Ryan Reynolds is now helping bring another, unexpected superhero to life on the big screen
Nov. 26, 2024This iconic cartoon is finally debuting on the big screen
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After scoring one of the biggest box office hits of the year withDeadpool and Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds will now help bring another mighty superhero to the big screen. Don’t expect anything remotely similar to Deadpool, though.
Reynolds' producing company, Maximum Effort Productions, is working on a movie adaptation of the popular cartoon Mighty Mouse alongside Paramount Animation.
The character made his debut in the short film The Mouse of Tomorrow, in 1942, changing his name to Mighty Mouse a couple of years later. The rodent superhero, with his iconic red and yellow suit, went on to star in close to a hundred theatrical short films over the next 20 years. In the ’80s, the show was rebooted for a new generation of fans in Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures.
It’s unclear at this point what will be the extent of Reynolds' involvement in the movie beyond his role as a producer, so we will have to wait for more details.
For now, the actor is on top of the world following Deadpool and Wolverine’s record-breaking box office run last summer. TheMCUmovie, co-starring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, grossed more than $1.3 billion worldwide.
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Reynolds also starred this year in John Krasinski’s family-friendly movieIF, which pays tribute to imaginary friends.
The Might Mouse movie has yet to announce a release date. In the meantime, check out our guide to all theupcoming moviesleft to arrive this year, and get planning your theater trips with our roundup of the biggestmovie release dates.
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