20th Century Fox and has tapped “Zombieland” writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to pen the screenplay. Ryan Reynolds will reprise his role as the Merc with a Mouth. There currently isn’t a timetable on the film, though Reynolds does have a window after wrapping “Green Lantern” this summer.

Reese and Wernick, who wrote “Zombieland,” will stay true to the mythology of “Deadpool” given that Reynolds is a huge fan and protector of the property.

The tone of “Deadpool,” which features an antihero as opposed to the more traditional heroic comicbook protagonist, is very similar in tone to “Zombieland.”

Reese and Wernick, high school friends who began collaborating in 2001, most recently sold the pitch “Earth vs. Moon” to Universal Pictures. The pair also penned a draft of “Venom” for Sony/Marvel.