X-Force co-creator Rob Liefeld has apparently read Jeff Wadlow's most recent draft of the screenplay for the planned X-Force movie, and he is pretty pleased with it. He took to his Twitter account yesterday, and shared some thoughts on the script for X-FORCE.
I was fortunate enough to read the current draft of the X-Force film last week, and I can tell you, it was beyond impressive!
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) December 3, 2013
The best part of the film is the camaraderie between the team as they learn to cope and trust one another! #xforce
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) December 3, 2013
There are at least 4 sequences that long time fans of X-Force, Cable and Deadpool will scream in absolute delight! #wadlownailedit
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) December 3, 2013
Perfectly plausible to see the X-Force and Deadool stand alone film released within 6 months to a year of one another. Great times ahead.
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) December 3, 2013
To those who suspect I'm an automatic homer, every time I crack open one if these scripts I'm terrified.
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) December 3, 2013
I speak comic books pretty fluently, I'm aware of what should and should not work on screen. So far, X-Force and Deadpool are in great shape
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) December 3, 2013
X-Force cast/film will please/appeal to fans of all eras. Wadlow carefully, cleverly navigates the legacy.
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) December 3, 2013
Every film needs a proper script b4 they can cast&shoot. 1st mission accomplished for X-Force-When the casting begins we can scream together
— robertliefeld (@robertliefeld) December 3, 2013
Based on Liefeld's tweets, it might seem like Deadpool and Cable will definitely appear in X-FORCE, but we should remember this is still a fairly early draft of the script, and things could always change.
Jeff Wadlow sounded like he had a good handle on the source material when he was talking about X-FORCE a few months ago, and if Rob Liefeld is happy with the script for it, that's got to be a good sign for the film. It's not as if Liefeld would trash the screenplay if he didn't care for it (unlike say, Alan Moore), but fans must be happy to hear all this praise for the script coming from one of the creators of the comics.